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Because μετά meaning after is followed by the accusative in Modern Greek.
So the noun changes like this:
- η άφιξη = the arrival subject form
- την άφιξη = the arrival object form / after μετά
So μετά την άφιξη means after the arrival or more naturally after arriving.
Yes. μετά την άφιξη and μετά από την άφιξη are both possible.
In sentences like this, μετά την άφιξη is a little more compact and formal-sounding.
You will often hear μετά από in everyday speech too.
So both are correct, but the version in your sentence is perfectly normal.
Greek often leaves out possessive words like my when they are obvious from the context.
Since the sentence already says θα πάρω = I will take, it is clear that the arrival is the speaker’s arrival.
If you wanted to make it explicit, you could say:
- Μετά την άφιξή μου στη Ρώμη... = After my arrival in Rome...
That version is also correct.