The remains of two successive stadia (race tracks) lie beneath the Roman forum. The apheteria (starting blocks) of both, lie directly to the west of the Julian Basilica. The orientation of the two phases ... The remains of two ... lie beneath the Roman forum. The apheteria
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 ... Neolithic period, and the first ... period. The facility was ... period, the facade had Doric
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 ... Modern periods. Within the ... high) was described by the ... one of the “fetters of
Korakou is a hill (260x115m) 35m above sea level overlooking the Corinthian Gulf at the western end of the city of New Corinth. Blegen excavated here in the summers of 1915 and 1916. He used the results ... the end of the LH period as ... in the Archaic period ... overlooking the Corinthian Gulf at
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 ... tiles in the Roman period ... The fountain of Glauke, ... limestone, was formed when the
Excavations on the north slopes of Acrocorinth in the 1960’s and 70’s revealed a mass of small dining rooms both above and below and ancient road leading to Acrocorinth. They were arranged in parallel ... Hellenistic period.
In the Roman period refurbishment of the ... Excavations on the north
The theater was a place in which dramatic and musical events were staged. In the Roman period staged fighting was added. The theater has several phases. The original structure was built late in the 5th ... the Roman period staged ... Hellenistic period. Early in the ... The theater was a place
