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GREECE · 8TH CENTURY BC
Ancient Corinth
Κόρινθος
Corinth grew rich at the foot of Acrocorinth, where the land routes into the Peloponnese met sea lanes running east and west; its Temple of Apollo dates from about 560 BC. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC, and in 44 BC Julius Caesar decided to refound it as a Roman colony.
- Original name
- Κόρινθος
- Country
- Greece
- Period
- 8th century BC
- Civilisation
- Greek
- Location
- 37.9057° N, 22.8788° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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Areas of the site
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Lower City
Lower city around the Temple of Apollo, with the Roman agora, fountains and baths.
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Acrocorinth
The fortress hill rising south of the lower city: Corinth’s acropolis.