Corinth (British English: /ˈkɒrɪnθ/KORR-inth, American English: /ˈkɔːrɪnθ/; Greek: ΚόρινθοςKorinthos; Doric Greek: Ϙόρινθος; Latin: Corinthus) was a city-state (polis) on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese to the mainland of Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta. The modern city of Corinth is located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of the ancient ruins. Since 1896, systematic archaeological investigations of the Corinth Excavations by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens have revealed large parts of the ancient city, and recent excavations conducted by the Greek Ministry of Culture have brought to light important new facets of antiquity.
For Christians, Corinth is well known from the two letters of Saint Paul in the New Testament, First and Second Corinthians. Corinth is also mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as part of Paul the Apostle's missionary travels. In addition, the second book of Pausanias' Description of Greece is devoted to Corinth.
Ancient Corinth was one of the largest and most important cities of Greece, with a population of 90,000 in 400 BC.[1] The Romans demolished Corinth in 146 BC, built a new city in its place in 44 BC, and later made it the provincial capital of Greece.
^Dillon, Matthew; Garland, Lynda (2000). Ancient Greece: Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Socrates (c. 800–399 B.C.). Psychology Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0415217552.
second book of Pausanias' Description of Greece is devoted to Corinth. AncientCorinth was one of the largest and most important cities of Greece, with...
Corinth (/ˈkɒrɪnθ/ KORR-inth; Greek: Κόρινθος, romanized: Kórinthos, Modern Greek pronunciation: [ˈkorinθos]) is the successor to an ancient city, and...
The Archaeological Museum of AncientCorinth was constructed between 1931 and 1932, with intentions to display the numerous recent archaeological excavations...
The Corinth Canal (Greek: Διώρυγα της Κορίνθου, romanized: Dioryga tis Korinthou) is an artificial canal in Greece that connects the Gulf of Corinth in...
Ακροκόρινθος, lit. 'Upper Corinth' or 'the acropolis of ancientCorinth') is a monolithic rock overlooking the ancient city of Corinth, Greece. In the estimation...
the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth. The Isthmus was known in the ancient world as the landmark separating the Peloponnese from...
ruled over ancientCorinth. Periander's rule brought about a prosperous time in Corinth's history, as his administrative skill made Corinth one of the...
trackway near Corinth in Ancient Greece which enabled boats to be moved overland across the Isthmus of Corinth. The shortcut allowed ancient vessels to avoid...
The Bacchiadae (Ancient Greek: Βακχιάδαι Bakkhiadai), a tightly knit Doric clan, were the ruling family of ancientCorinth in the eighth and seventh centuries...
Acrocorinth was a sanctuary in AncientCorinth dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite. It was the main temple of Aphrodite in Corinth, and famous for its alleged...
the Gulf of Corinth. Today it forms the western part of the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania. The capital and principal city in ancient times was Stratos...
The Corinthian helmet originated in ancient Greece and took its name from the city-state of Corinth. It was a helmet made of bronze which in its later...
National Road 66 Top Channel – Corinth Notable attractions include AncientCorinth with its acropolis, Acrocorinth, the Corinth Canal, the thermal springs...
to make their Greek origins likely." The ancient Greek traveller Pausanias wrote of a temple in ancientCorinth where the goddesses Ananke and Bia (meaning...
The Temple of Isthmia is an ancient Greek temple on the Isthmus of Corinth dedicated to the god Poseidon and built in the Archaic Period. It is about 16...
appeal to modern people who love luxury, as much as did the people of AncientCorinth. That love of luxury of the Corinthians, Fussell noted, was “why Saint...
bronze, or a kind of bronze that was manufactured in Corinth. It is referred to in various ancient texts, but no certain examples of Corinthian bronze...
until today. Restricted by the modern village of AncientCorinth, which directly overlies the ancient city, the main focus of School investigations has...
Diocles of Corinth (Greek: Διοκλῆς ὁ Κορίνθιος) was an ancient Greek athlete from Corinth who won the stadion race of the 13th Ancient Olympic Games in...
activities in ancient times, many of which that occurred in Greece were in some way related to the Greek goddess Aphrodite and the Greek city of Corinth. The reason...
discovered in 1846, approximately twenty kilometers South of AncientCorinth at the site of ancient Tenea. The Kouros was acquired by the Glyptothek in 1853...
on this line was halted in 2009. Ancient Lechaeum was one of the ports of AncientCorinth. It was connected to Corinth by a pair of strong walls. In the...
of Corinth (Greek: Φιλόλαος ὁ Κορίνθιος) was an ancient Greek lawmaker at Thebes. Philolaus belonged by birth to the Bacchiadae family of Corinth who...
Alexander (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος) (died 247 BC) was a Macedonian governor and tyrant of Corinth. He was the son of Craterus who had faithfully governed...
Lais of Corinth (Ancient Greek: Λαΐς and Λαΐδα) (fl. 425 BC) was a famous hetaira or courtesan of ancient Greece, who was probably born in Corinth. She shared...
the ancient Greek city of Corinth, although it was probably invented in Athens. The Corinthian order is named for the Greek city-state of Corinth, to...
The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on Acrocorinth was a temple in AncientCorinth, dedicated to the goddesses Demeter and Kore (Persephone). The sanctuary...
shifted to Thebes and the Boeotian League and finally to the League of Corinth led by Macedon. This period was shaped by the Greco-Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian...
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