[Corinth Monument] Irrigation Channel Excavations

An irrigation channel was built to carry water from Lake Stymphalus to the Isthmus of Corinth in the mid 1960’s. In the course of excavating the channel several Roman tombs were found at the edge of the ...

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[Corinth Monument] Julian Basilica

The Julian Basilica closes the east end of the Roman forum. It was a two story structure with cryptoporticus below and a peristyle hall above. The basilica was built in the early years of the 1st century ...

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[Corinth Monument] Justinian's Wall

In 146 B.C. the Roman general Mummius reduced the walls of Corinth to make them unusable for defensive purposes. No wall was considered necessary until the Late Roman period when a shorter circuit was ...