Is it possible for the Roman Republic to take over the Mediterranean without adopting Hellenization as their own, seeing the Greeks the same way they saw the Carthaginians or Gauls? Could a Romance language become the primary language of Greece?
What if the 279 BC Celtic invasion of Greece isn't repulsed at Delphi, leading to the Greek elites being exiled to the diadochi states, from which point they begin to assimilate into Egyptian and Persian culture? By the time the Romans conquer the area, Hellenism isn't particularly prestigious west of Mesopotamia, although Greek would still be the language of trade.
What if the 279 BC Celtic invasion of Greece isn't repulsed at Delphi, leading to the Greek elites being exiled to the diadochi states, from which point they begin to assimilate into Egyptian and Persian culture? By the time the Romans conquer the area, Hellenism isn't particularly prestigious west of Mesopotamia, although Greek would still be the language of trade.