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[Agora Monument] Altar of Ares

Altar, Religious Unknown Unknown Poor, cutting only ... 5th B.C. 1st A.D ... Site | By Area | Central | Temple of Ares

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[Agora Monument] Temple of Ares

Temple, Religious Unknown Limestone Foundations, Marble Superstructure Poor, foundations only and some blocks from the superstructure ... 5th B.C. 1st A.D ... Temple of Ares ... Temple of Ares

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[Agora Monument] Statues of Harmodios and Aristogeiton and the Orchestra

Display Athenian Demos Bronze Known from copies and literary sources only ... Late 6th to early 5th B.C ... Site | By Area | Central | Temple of Ares

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[Corinth Monument] Roman Villa, Shear's

The remains of the villa are located about 1 km west of the theater. The villa is remarkable for the mosaic floors which are now house in the museum. One portrays a cowherd leaning against a tree playing ... are located about 1 km west ... mosaic floors which are now ... are wandering up a slope

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[Corinth Monument] Panayia

The Panayia Field, southeast of the Forum, has been the site of excavations started in 1995 by Charles Williams and subsequently continued under the direction of Guy Sanders. Roman are the best preserved; ... Guy Sanders. Roman are the ... levels are represented only by

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[Corinth Monument] Penteskouphia

Early modern hamlet at the foot of the kastraki of the same name and to the west of Ancient Corinth. The village and the kastraki are in the general vicinity of the find spot of the painted plaques of ... kastraki are in the general

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[Corinth Monument] Yiriza

Plateau located 500 m west of Gonia. Blegen excavated 10 trenches with EH pottery in 1916. LH II/IIIB (C?) chamber tomb cemetery was discovered in 1979 during illegal excavations in the Ginis property ... Seals from Tomb I are

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[Corinth Monument] Apsidal Temple (Temple B)

A single course of foundation blocks are all that remain of this building with its west facing apse and facade opening toward the road to Lechaion and Peirene. A round base is located within the walls ... A single course of foundation blocks are all that remain of this building with

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[Corinth Monument] Acrocorinth

Acrocorinth (575 meters high) was described by the Roman historian Polybius as one of the “fetters of Greece” because it controlled not only the route across the Isthmus, but also the pass between the ... walls are the remains of the ... Upper Peirene fountain are

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[Corinth Monument] North Cemetery

The north cemetery is actually part of a much larger funerary area which extends along the plain below the lower terrace on which Corinth stands. Excavations in 1915 to 1918 and 1928 to 1930 revealed ... in date are 49 Geometric ... graves. The remainder are

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[Corinth Monument] South Stoa west

The Stele Shrine includes a square-shaped temenos enclosed by a wall, established in the mid-6th century B.C. Inside the temenos, a stele, evidence of burnt offerings, and an offering table are indications ... are indications of ritual,

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[Corinth Monument] Lechaion Road

The main north-south artery (cardo maximus) of the Roman city ultimately linked the Agora of Corinth with the harbor of Lechaion on the Corinthian gulf 3 kilometers to the north. In the time of Augustus, ... a commercial market are ... Fountain, are preserved the ... the street are preserved

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[Corinth Monument] South Basilica

The south basilica appears to have been built using the earlier Julian Basilica as a prototype. The entrance to the basilica from the north was via a broad marble reveted concrete staircase in a court ... remains are of a

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[Corinth Monument] Temple A

Temple A is a Classical and Hellenistic structure which lay partly under the shops along the east side of the Lechaion Road and partly under the Peribolos of Apollo. Preserved are the foundations of a ... Apollo. Preserved are the

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[Corinth Monument] Tavern of Aphrodite

The name excavators initially gave to Building III one of four Classical buildings in the central archaeological site.

[Corinth Monument] Panayia Long Wall Building

Another structure to the south of the Panayia bath bears no relation to it except that the two buildings border a common parcel of land. Little is known about the function of the so-called “Long Building” ... wall are several burials

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[Corinth Monument] Gymnasium Fountain of Lamps

To the west of the Gymnasium a bath-and-fountain complex was built in a natural valley artificially enlarged in antiquity. In its earliest phase the supply of spring water was enhanced by tunneling horizontally ... are a series of chambers

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[Corinth Monument] West Terrace

The buildings in the west end of the Roman Forum date from the 1st and 2nd century A.D. In contrast to most temples of both the Greek and Roman periods in Greece, the temples each stood on a high podium ... are now identified as

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[Corinth Monument] Temple of Apollo

The seven standing columns of the Archaic temple are one of the most prominent landmarks of Corinth. The dedication of the temple to Apollo is deduced from Pausanias’ description of Corinth combined with ... are one of the most ... where they are still

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[Corinth Monument] Asklepieion

The sanctuary of Asklepios is located in what was probably considered a healthy location on the north side of the city close to a supply of fresh spring water. It incorporated hospital facilities. The ... B.C., are represented by ... side of the court are a

[Corinth Monument] Kokkinovrysi

Literally “Red Spring”, Kokkinovrysi is located at the west end of the lower terrace on which the city of Ancient Corinth stood. The spring is just outside the line of the ancient wall beside a road running ... the spring are the remains

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[Corinth Monument] Propylaia

Propylaia on the Lechaion Road: The Propylaia, the main entrance to the Forum, consisted of three archways: one main and two smaller ones. At the time of Pausanias the gilded bronze chariots of Helios ...

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[Corinth Monument] Glauke

The fountain of Glauke, a large cubic mass of limestone, was formed when the surrounding bedrock was quarried away. Originally, the fountain was contained within a long limestone ridge running west from ... visible are the cuttings into

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[Corinth Monument] Amphitheater

A large oval depression (79 meters long x 52 meters wide) in the fields 1.2 kilometers east-north-east of the Temple of Apollo is a remnant of the Roman amphitheater. A broad gap probably marks the Porta ... supported the superstructure are

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[Corinth Monument] Peirene

Peirene is an important center of symbolism and tradition in the urban landscape of both Greek and Roman Corinth. Human activity is attested in the area from the Neolithic period, and the first efforts ... in front of the facade are

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[Corinth Monument] Lechaion Harbor Basilica

The basilica is built on a sand spit separating the inner basins of Lechaion harbor from the sea. It consists of a three aisled structure with two atria at the west end and a transept and single apse at ... are of Proconnesian marble