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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 ... necessary until the Late Roman ... In 146 B.C. the Roman ... of sides 1.5 by 1

[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 ... the late 1st century B.C ... Roman tombs were found at the

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[Corinth Monument] Anaploga Sanctuary

ASCSA director Henry Robinson undertook several small-scale excavations in the vicinity of Anaploga during the early 1960’s. One of these exposed a Roman house with ornate later 1st or 2nd century A.D ... exposed a Roman house with ornate later 1st or 2nd ... Late Corinthian pottery

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[Corinth Monument] Temple E

Standing 9 meters above the Forum, Temple E occupied as prominent a place in the Roman city as the Temple of Apollo. In its first phase, the temple had stone foundations, probably with a triple crepis ... late 1st century A. D. the ... the Roman city as the ... is dated to the early 1

[Corinth Monument] Temple E northwest

Standing 9 meters above the Forum, Temple E occupied as prominent a place in the Roman city as the Temple of Apollo. In its first phase, the temple had stone foundations, probably with a triple crepis ... late 1st century A. D. the ... the Roman city as the ... is dated to the early 1

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[Corinth Monument] Temple E, Temenos

Standing 9 meters above the Forum, Temple E occupied as prominent a place in the Roman city as the Temple of Apollo. In its first phase, the temple had stone foundations, probably with a triple crepis ... late 1st century A. D. the ... the Roman city as the ... is dated to the early 1

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[Corinth Monument] Temple E south

Standing 9 meters above the Forum, Temple E occupied as prominent a place in the Roman city as the Temple of Apollo. In its first phase, the temple had stone foundations, probably with a triple crepis ... late 1st century A. D. the ... the Roman city as the ... is dated to the early 1

[Corinth Monument] Temple E, Southwest

Standing 9 meters above the Forum, Temple E occupied as prominent a place in the Roman city as the Temple of Apollo. In its first phase, the temple had stone foundations, probably with a triple crepis ... late 1st century A. D. the ... the Roman city as the ... is dated to the early 1

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[Corinth Monument] Theater

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 ... late in the 5th century B.C ... Roman tastes. In the early

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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 ... the late 1st century B.C ... wide) in the fields 1 ... of the Roman amphitheater.

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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, ... Roman city ultimately linked ... half of the 1st century, ... building was a large Roman

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[Corinth Monument] Acrocorinth Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore

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 ... late 6th century B.C. and ... Hellenistic period. In the Roman ... the middle of the 1