You have been reading too much anti Roman sentiment. Sore losers only tell part of the story.
Rome and Greece had some wars sure, which Rome won. If you look into the reasons why Rome won, everything becomes clear.
So what about Rome and the Roman Empire?
Well, Rome was an inconsequential little backwater country that minded it's own business. In fact, if it was not for an important event, Rome would never of been heard of. Roman citizens would have lived their happy lives tilling the fields and drinking wine. Occasionally probably having a ball game of some description and driving fast chariots.
But that was not to be. In 390 BCE the Gauls invaded and sacked Rome. That really really pi**ed off the Romans.
There are some important historical facts for you to draw lessons from here.
THE GAULS AND THE SENATORS.
Heritage History: Gallic Invasions of Italy
The Southern Border of the USA is in a similar situation today.
The trouble when an otherwise peaceful people are repressed, they can become very focused on freedom and a reversal of the repression. The Romans turned out to be disciplined and tough throughout the process of their defeat.
The Greeks tried to treat them as the junior partner, and the Greek behaviour was not appropriate at all. Almost as bad as the Gauls. No big surprise what happened after that. The Greeks got routed.
The Romans actually revived the Greek empire, and sustained it. I thought you had read something of Greek history?
I will just quote a bit of the Wikipedia entry. It clearly illustrates my point. Something that seems to permanently elude you.
<< Emperor Hadrian was a philhellene who before he became emperor had served as eponymous archon of Athens. He saw himself as an heir to Pericles and made many contributions to Athens. He built the Library of Hadrian in the city and completed the construction of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, some 638 years after its construction had been started by Athenian tyrants but ended because of the belief that building on such a scale would cause hubris. The Athenians built the Arch of Hadrian to honor Emperor Hadrian. The side of the arch facing the Athenian agora and the Acropolis had an inscription stating, "This is Athens, the ancient city of Theseus." The side facing the Temple of Zeus and the 'new city' (this was still part of the ancient city; e.g. the Panathenaic Stadium has always been on that side) had an inscription stating, "This is the city of Hadrian, and not of Theseus". Adrianou (Hadrian Street) exists to this day, leading from the arch to the Ancient Agora.
The Pax Romana was the longest period of peace in Greek history, and Greece became a major crossroads of maritime trade between Rome and the Greek speaking eastern half of the empire. The Greek language served as a lingua franca in the eastern provinces and in Italy, and many Greek intellectuals such as Galen would perform most of their work in Rome.>>
Greece in the Roman era - Wikipedia
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