Description of the attraction
Corinth is located on a narrow isthmus connecting the Saronic and Corinthian gulfs, that is, the city was a port of two seas and all trade between the west and east of Greece went through it. It was a very prosperous city from the 8th century BC with its own merchant and navy. But in the rivalry with Athens, Corinth lost and gradually fell into decay. In 44 BC. Julius Caesar re-founded Corinth as a Roman colony. The apostle Paul preached here.
Archaeological excavations of the city make it possible to estimate the gigantic size of Corinth. Most of the buildings in the city belong to the Roman period, but the remains of more ancient buildings have survived. For example, the complex of the ruins of the temple of Apollo 550 BC. He stood in the center of the city, on a low hill. Seven of its monolithic limestone columns have survived. The graceful ancient Greek city fountain of Peyren, restored in Roman times, still supplies the local village with water.
The Lecheyon road paved with marble connected the port of the same name with the city and ended with a staircase that has survived to this day with majestic propylaea.
Only three Corinthian columns have survived from the Temple of Octavia. The temple was built on a raised foundation and dedicated to the sister of the emperor Augustus.
4 km from the city, on the rock is the Acrocorinth. This is a fortress, built on the ruins of the acropolis, which was rebuilt by the Byzantines, Turks and Crusaders many times. The fortress walls with imposing towers, as well as minarets, Muslim tombs, chapels, the ruins of the temple of Aphrodite have been preserved here - various evidence of the rich history of the fortress. A magnificent panorama of the surroundings opens from here.
The Archaeological Museum of Corinth presents all periods of the history of the ancient city.
