Most Recent Visit: May 2021 About 10 kilometers to the east of Corinth is the city’s Saronic Gulf port, Cenchreae (Kenchreia). According to the 2nd century CE writer Pausanias, the two ports of Corinth, Chenchreae, and its counterpart on the Gulf of Corinth, Lechaion, were named after the sons of the nymph Peirene with Poseidon;…
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Most Recent Visit: May 2021 A number of remains in the area of Corinth are worth visiting, but not quite enough to warrant their own post individually. Located less than a kilometer to the south/southwest of the ancient center of Corinth, is the fortress of Acrocorinth, literally Upper Corinth. The rocky outcropping juts up 575…
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Continued From Corinth Part II The northeast corner of Corinth’s forum is a bit messier and less orthogonal than the rest of the fairly rectilinear forum. Though during the Roman period it was covered over and the area was largely an open space, presently the remains of some elements of the Sacred Spring are now…
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Continued From Corinth Part I From the area of the Temple of Apollo, it’s worth moving on to the museum. As it is on-site and part of the archaeological park, it is essentially open and accessible whenever the park is. It is a pretty sizable museum for an on-site location. Upon entering, there’s a large…
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Most Recent Visit: May 2021 The history of Corinth, one of the more high profile ancient settlements in Greece, is, of course, quite extensive. As such, covering the entire history of Corinth in the sort of depth that I usually do for sites would likely take up a whole post or more. So, I’ve decided…
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