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<\/span> Last updated on October 7th, 2023 at 09:03 am <\/p>

First Roman era (229BCE\u2013 379CE)<\/h2>\n

After the Peloponnesian war, internal political conflicts resulted in the disintegration of the alliance.<\/p>\n

The island then was captured by Illyrian pirates for a very short period and the Romans exploited this opportunity and captured the island in 229BCE.
\nRomans gave autonomy to the Corfiots provided they were allowed to use it as a naval base.
\nCorfu followed the fate of all other Greek city-states, they accepted the sovereignty and protection of Rome from the various invaders and intruders of that era.<\/p>\n

During the first century CE. Christianity arrived, brought by two disciples of St Paul, Jason, and Sosipatros.
\nAfter the death of emperor Constantine at 337CE the Roman empire divided into three sections- the north (Spain, France, England), east (Constantinople and Asia Minor), and the west which included Greece, Italy, and Rome\u2019s African territories.
\nCorfu then was included in the so called west empire.<\/p>\n