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  • Corinth, a Roman colony, exhibition area, Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece.  The exhibition “Corinth, a Roman colony” includes an important number of sculptures and interesting mosaics from roman villas of the Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis, as well as certain objects – mainly glazed plates – from the Byzantine era of the city, as well as from the Frankish rule.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_067.tif
  • Corinth, a Roman colony, exhibition area, Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece.  The exhibition “Corinth, a Roman colony” includes an important number of sculptures and interesting mosaics from roman villas of the Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis, as well as certain objects – mainly glazed plates – from the Byzantine era of the city, as well as from the Frankish rule.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_068.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of marble architectural fragments with Latin inscriptions within the archaeological site. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_060.tif
  • View of the Heroon of the Crossroads, the Bema is in the background. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_046.tif
  • The fountain of Glauke, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The fountain is a large cubic mass of limestone and received its name from Glauke, daughter of King Creon of Corinth and second wife of hero Jason Medea. It was originally built in the Archaic period and remodelled over time.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_037.tif
  • Corinth, a Roman colony, exhibition area, Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece.  The exhibition “Corinth, a Roman colony” includes an important number of sculptures and interesting mosaics from roman villas of the Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis, as well as certain objects – mainly glazed plates – from the Byzantine era of the city, as well as from the Frankish rule.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_066.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the paved Lechaion road or way, once the main thoroughfare from the Agora to the harbour. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, gutters, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant buildings. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_006.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the remains of a row of shops that lined the west side of the Greek Agora or Roman Forum the heart of the ancient city. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_061.tif
  • Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Corinth Canal, a great engineering triumph completed in 1890. Gateway to the Peloponnese, the impressive 6km long and 23 km wide ship vessel passage was actually first attempted by the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula in order to reduce the travel time and risks of sailing between Greece and Rome. It is located on the northern tip of the Peloponnese and at the closet point to Athens.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_088.tif
  • Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of part of the stone paved road that leads to the first of three consecutive gates that lead to the interior of the citadel.  One of the finest natural fortresses in Europe, the limestone mountain started life as the Greek Acropolis of ancient Corinth below it. Over time Romans, Byzantines, Franks, Venetians and Turks have all occupied it at different stages and contributed to its construction. Its outer circuit walls stretch to 5 kilometres in length and the panoramic views it affords of the surrounding landscape are simply breathtaking.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_086.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View at archaeological museum of the statue of Roman Emperor Augustus. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_079.tif
  • Colossal statue of Phrygian Captives in the museum, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The statue, one of many, were used as piers in the Captives Façade of the North Basilica. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_075.tif
  • Colossal statue of Phrygian Captives in the museum, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The statue, one of many, were used as piers in the Captives Façade of the North Basilica. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_074.tif
  • Corinth, a Roman colony, exhibition area, Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece.  The exhibition “Corinth, a Roman colony” includes an important number of sculptures and interesting mosaics from roman villas of the Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis, as well as certain objects – mainly glazed plates – from the Byzantine era of the city, as well as from the Frankish rule.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_065.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of architectural fragments including fluted columns, Corinthian column capitals and entablature pieces within the archaeological site. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_058.tif
  • The paved Lechaion road or way, once the main thoroughfare from the Agora to the harbour. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant building. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_042.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of a relief portraying a fight with an Amazon, at archaeological museum. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_081.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View at archaeological museum of the Dacian prisoner statue from the Roman period. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_073.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of marble architectural fragments with Latin inscriptions within the archaeological site. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_059.tif
  • The fountain of Glauke, in the rear is the Temple of Apollo. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The fountain is a large cubic mass of limestone and received its name from Glauke, daughter of King Creon of Corinth and second wife of hero Jason Medea. It was originally built in the Archaic period and remodelled over time.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_036.tif
  • Colossal statue of Phrygian Captives in the museum, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The statue, one of many, were used as piers in the Captives Façade of the North Basilica. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_008.tif
  • Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Corinth Canal, a great engineering triumph completed in 1890. Gateway to the Peloponnese, the impressive 6km long and 23 km wide ship vessel passage was actually first attempted by the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula in order to reduce the travel time and risks of sailing between Greece and Rome. It is located on the northern tip of the Peloponnese and at the closet point to Athens.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_089.tif
  • Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Corinth Canal, a great engineering triumph completed in 1890. Gateway to the Peloponnese, the impressive 6km long and 23 km wide ship vessel passage was actually first attempted by the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula in order to reduce the travel time and risks of sailing between Greece and Rome. It is located on the northern tip of the Peloponnese and at the closet point to Athens.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_087.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View at archaeological museum of a horse head sculpture. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_080.tif
  • The paved Lechaion road or way, once the main thoroughfare from the Agora to the harbour. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant building. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_041.tif
  • Roman sarcophagus with relief decoration. Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Sarcophagus represents the departure of the “Seven against Thebes” and the myth of Opheltes. From north part of the city
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_077.tif
  • The elegant Corinthian style entablature from the Temple E which dates from the 1st century AD, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Possibly dedicated to Octavia, apart from the foundations, very little else remains of the temple which was destroyed by fire around 350 AD.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_056.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of a headless ancient marble statue in front of the Bouleuterion or council chamber. The building is part of the  immense south stoa or side of the Agora which originally was used as guest house by the Greeks and then converted by the Romans into an administrative centre.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_052.tif
  • The Bema (Rostra), a complex Marble which dominated the face of the terrace of the Upper Forum. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  Standing on a pedestal measuring 16.6 x 7.2 metres, the superstructure dates from the middle of the 1st century AD, was a venue for public ceremonies.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_048.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_012.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_011.tif
  • Roman sarcophagus with relief decoration. Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Sarcophagus represents the departure of the “Seven against Thebes” and the myth of Opheltes. From north part of the city
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_078.tif
  • The 1st century AD Oeion which was largely hewn from the rock. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. It originally would have been roofed and could seat around 3000 spectators. In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_063.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the remains of the ancient Greek theatre which was originally built in the 5th century BC and then remodelled during the Roman period in particular during Emperors Hadrian’s time. In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_062.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of part of the elegant Corinthian style entablature from the Temple of Octavia which dates from the 1st century AD, during the Roman period. Apart from the foundations, very little else remains of the temple which was destroyed by fire around 350 AD.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_057.tif
  • Fountain of Peirene, a natural spring, originally from the 6th century BC, and remodelled over time. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The water is stored in four underground reservoirs which are behind the six arcaded façade of the fountain house. Water flowed to the open-air basins through small chambers.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_029.tif
  • The Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.  In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_018.tif
  • Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Panoramic view from the top of Acrocorinth of a conical hill with the small 13th century Pendeskoufi Frankish fortress on its top.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_090.tif
  • 2nd century AD Roman Villa floor mosaic with the head of Dionysus in its centre, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_084.tif
  • Roman sarcophagus with relief decoration. Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Sarcophagus represents the departure of the “Seven against Thebes” and the myth of Opheltes. From north part of the city
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_076.tif
  • Portrait of the Emperor Nero. From the Julian Basilica. Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Dates from 60 AD.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_071.tif
  • Statues of Octavian Augustus and his grandsons, Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_069.tif
  • The 1st century AD Oeion which was largely hewn from the rock. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. It originally would have been roofed and could seat around 3000 spectators. In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_064.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Agora of the ancient city through an intact stone vault belonging to large central shop, one of many shops that lined the northwest stoa of the Agora. The vault is part of a building that was used as a church in the early days of Christianity.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_054.tif
  • A headless ancient marble statue in front of the Bouleuterion or council chamber. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The building is part of the immense south stoa or side of the Agora which originally was used as guest house by the Greeks and then converted by the Romans into an administrative centre.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_051.tif
  • A headless ancient marble statue in front of the Bouleuterion or council chamber. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The building is part of the immense south stoa or side of the Agora which originally was used as guest house by the Greeks and then converted by the Romans into an administrative centre.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_050.tif
  • Marble statue base inscribed with Ancient Greek text along the Lechaion road or way, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant building.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_045.tif
  • The paved Lechaion road or way, once the main thoroughfare from the Agora to the harbour. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant building.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_043.tif
  • The paved Lechaion road or way, once the main thoroughfare from the Agora to the harbour. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant building.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_039.tif
  • View over the northwest stoa and forum ruins. The limestone mountain of Acrocorinth is in the background. Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_038.tif
  • Ornate marble ruin from the Peribolos of Apollo, a marble peristyle adjacent Lechaion road. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_035.tif
  • Fountain of Peirene, a natural spring, originally from the 6th century BC, and remodelled over time. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The water is stored in four underground reservoirs which are behind the six arcaded façade of the fountain house. Water flowed to the open-air basins through small chambers.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_031.tif
  • Fountain of Peirene, a natural spring, originally from the 6th century BC, and remodelled over time. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The water is stored in four underground reservoirs which are behind the six arcaded façade of the fountain house. Water flowed to the open-air basins through small chambers.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_032.tif
  • Fountain of Peirene, a natural spring, originally from the 6th century BC, and remodelled over time. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The water is stored in four underground reservoirs which are behind the six arcaded façade of the fountain house. Water flowed to the open-air basins through small chambers.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_030.tif
  • Fountain of Peirene, a natural spring, originally from the 6th century BC, and remodelled over time. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The water is stored in four underground reservoirs which are behind the six arcaded façade of the fountain house. Water flowed to the open-air basins through small chambers.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_028.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_026.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_025.tif
  • The Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.  In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_027.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_022.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_021.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_020.tif
  • The Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.  In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_017.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_016.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_014.tif
  • Statues of Octavian Augustus and his grandsons, Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_009.tif
  • Marble head of Greek Goddess Aphrodite. 2nd century AD copy of the Greek original 5th century BC, Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece.  Behind is the head of Hermes or Perseus also a 2nd century AD copy of the Greek original 5th century BC.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_007.tif
  • Fountain of Peirene, a natural spring, originally from the 6th century BC, and remodelled over time. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The water is stored in four underground reservoirs which are behind the six arcaded façade of the fountain house. Water flowed to the open-air basins through small chambers.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_005.tif
  • Acrocorinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Spectacular panoramic view from the top of Acrocorinth of the Gulf of Corinth with a glimpse of the distant peaks of Helicon and Parnassus.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_091.tif
  • 2nd century AD Roman Villa floor mosaic with the head of Dionysus in its centre, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_083.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of a 2nd century AD Roman mosaic of a shepherd piping to his animals, found in a Roman Villa outside the North West wall.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_085.tif
  • Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_082.tif
  • Head of Hermes or Perseus, Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece.  It is a copy of the 5th century BC original, found in the forum, 2nd century AD.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_072.tif
  • Statue of man in armour, from the Julian Basilica. 2nd century AD. Archaeological Museum. Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_070.tif
  • The elegant Corinthian style entablature from the Temple E which dates from the 1st century AD, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Possibly dedicated to Octavia, apart from the foundations, very little else remains of the temple which was destroyed by fire around 350 AD.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_055.tif
  • The paved Lechaion road or way, once the main thoroughfare from the Agora to the harbour. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant building.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_044.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_023.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_013.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the remains of the 1st century AD odeion which was largely hewn from the rock. It originally would have been roofed and could seat around 3000 spectators. In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_004.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_002.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of part of the northwest stoa of the Agora which was lined with shops and had a large central shop of which the stone vault remains intact. In the background is the majestic Doric Temple of Apollo with its seven remaining upright columns.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_053.tif
  • The Bema (Rostra), a complex Marble which dominated the face of the terrace of the Upper Forum. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  Standing on a pedestal measuring 16.6 x 7.2 metres, the superstructure dates from the middle of the 1st century AD, was a venue for public ceremonies.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_049.tif
  • The Bema (Rostra), a complex Marble which dominated the face of the terrace of the Upper Forum. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  Standing on a pedestal measuring 16.6 x 7.2 metres, the superstructure dates from the middle of the 1st century AD, was a venue for public ceremonies.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_047.tif
  • The paved Lechaion road or way, once the main thoroughfare from the Agora to the harbour. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant building.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_040.tif
  • Ornate marble ruin from the Peribolos of Apollo, a marble peristyle adjacent Lechaion road. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_034.tif
  • Ornate marble ruin from the Peribolos of Apollo, a marble peristyle adjacent Lechaion road. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_033.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_024.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_019.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_015.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece.  View of the seven upright majestic columns of the Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC.  Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_003.tif
  • The Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.  In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_001.tif
  • The Doric Temple of Apollo, which dates from 540 BC, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Built on the highest point of the ancient site, the temple originally had a peristyle of 38 Doric fluted columns (6 by 15) made of limestone.  In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_010.tif
  • Copy of the Memorial stele of Dexileos, a young man killed in battle at Corinth in 394 BC. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The 20 year old son of Lysanias of Thorikos, Dexileos is shown on the relief as a cavalryman slaying an adversary. The stele or relief sculpture is located on the Street of the Tombs, which is the excavated part of the ancient main road to Piraeus. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_061.tif
  • View towards Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (Ziria) in prefecture of Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece. Famous in myth as the site where Herakles slew the man-eating Stymphalian Birds, the Stymphalia wetland ecosystem is rich in flora and fauna and hosts over 150 species of birds. The lake is one of the most important wetlands in the Mediterranean and has been included in the European Network of protected areas, NATURA 200.
    Greece_Lake_Stymphalia_019.tif
  • View towards Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (Ziria) in prefecture of Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece. Famous in myth as the site where Herakles slew the man-eating Stymphalian Birds, the Stymphalia wetland ecosystem is rich in flora and fauna and hosts over 150 species of birds. The lake is one of the most important wetlands in the Mediterranean and has been included in the European Network of protected areas, NATURA 200.
    Greece_Lake_Stymphalia_013.tif
  • View towards Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (Ziria) in prefecture of Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece. Famous in myth as the site where Herakles slew the man-eating Stymphalian Birds, the Stymphalia wetland ecosystem is rich in flora and fauna and hosts over 150 species of birds. The lake is one of the most important wetlands in the Mediterranean and has been included in the European Network of protected areas, NATURA 200.
    Greece_Lake_Stymphalia_018.tif
  • View towards Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (Ziria) in prefecture of Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece. Famous in myth as the site where Herakles slew the man-eating Stymphalian Birds, the Stymphalia wetland ecosystem is rich in flora and fauna and hosts over 150 species of birds. The lake is one of the most important wetlands in the Mediterranean and has been included in the European Network of protected areas, NATURA 200.
    Greece_Lake_Stymphalia_017.tif
  • Original relief of Dexileos, son of Lysanias of Thorikos. Kerameikos museum. Athens. Greece. The 20 year old son of Lysanias of Thorikos, Dexileos is shown on the relief as a cavalryman slaying an adversary. He was killed in battle at Corinth in 394 BC. The stele or relief sculpture was located on the Street of the Tombs, which is the excavated part of the ancient main road to Piraeus. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_092.tif
  • Copy of the Memorial stele of Dexileos, a young man killed in battle at Corinth in 394 BC. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The 20 year old son of Lysanias of Thorikos, Dexileos is shown on the relief as a cavalryman slaying an adversary. The stele or relief sculpture is located on the Street of the Tombs, which is the excavated part of the ancient main road to Piraeus. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_064.tif
  • View towards Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (Ziria) in prefecture of Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece. Famous in myth as the site where Herakles slew the man-eating Stymphalian Birds, the Stymphalia wetland ecosystem is rich in flora and fauna and hosts over 150 species of birds. The lake is one of the most important wetlands in the Mediterranean and has been included in the European Network of protected areas, NATURA 200.
    Greece_Lake_Stymphalia_016.tif
  • Copy of the Memorial stele of Dexileos, a young man killed in battle at Corinth in 394 BC. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The 20 year old son of Lysanias of Thorikos, Dexileos is shown on the relief as a cavalryman slaying an adversary. The stele or relief sculpture is located on the Street of the Tombs, which is the excavated part of the ancient main road to Piraeus. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_065.tif
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