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Julius Caeser rebuilt Corinth around B. The majority of the population was Greek, but a large number of Roman military veterans lived there as well, with a sprinkling of Phoenicians and Phrygians. Corinth became the capital of the Roman province of Achaia. In Roman Corinth, old temples were restored and enlarged, new shops and markets built, new water supplies developed, and many public buildings added including three governmental buildings and an amphitheater seating over 14, In the 1st century Corinth's public marketplace agora, forum was larger than any in Rome.
By 50 A. Corinth had a Jewish synagogue Acts Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue Acts , was baptized by Paul himself 1 Cor. Apparently Silas and Timothy baptized the other converts at Corinth 1 Cor.
In Corinth you could find the cults of the gods of Egypt, Rome and Greece. The temple of Aphrodite , the goddess of love, stood atop the Acrocorinth.
It had fallen into ruins by Paul's time, but successors to its 1, cult prostitutes continued to ply their profession in the city below.
Many of them were no doubt housed in the lofts above the 33 wine shops uncovered in the modern excavations. Corinth was a city catering to sailors and traveling salesmen. Even by the Classical Age it had earned an unsavory reputation for its libertine atmosphere; to call someone 'a Corinthian lass' was to impugn her morals. It may well be that one of Corinth's attractions for Paul was precisely this reputation of immorality.
The city was filled with sailors who gladly spent their money there. The name "Corinth" became a synonym for immorality. This temple gave Corinth it's reputation for gross immorality of which Paul often spoke 1 Cor. The very word korinthiazesthai , to live like a Corinthian, had become a part of the Greek language, and meant to live with drunken and immoral debauchery Aelian, the late Greek writer, tells us that if ever a Corinthian was shown upon the stage in a Greek play he was shown drunk.
The very name Corinth was synonymous with debauchery and there was one source of evil in the city which was known all over the civilized world. Above the isthmus towered the hill of the Acropolis, and on it stood the great temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. To that temple there were attached one thousand priestesses who were sacred prostitutes, and in the evenings they descended from the Acropolis and plied their trade upon the streets of Corinth, until it became a Greek proverb, 'It is not every man who can afford a journey to Corinth.
Of equal fame in Corinth was the temple of Poseidon , ruler of the sea on which Corinth's commercial life depended and maker of earthquakes a frequent danger in the area. Poseidon had a very large temple at a nearby village where the biennial Isthmian Games were held.
On the slopes of the Acrocorinth was the sanctuary of Demeter , which dates from the 6th and 7th centuries B. In Corinth, as often found in other parts of ancient Greece, there was a shrine dedicated to Asklepios , the god of healing, and his daughter, Hygieia. The museum at Corinth has hundreds of terra-cotta votive offerings presented to Asklepios by pilgrims who sought a cure or who wanted to thank the god for a healing they attributed to him.
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You will be able to see the limestone paving of Lechaion Road. Narrow pavements with gutters to carry away rainwater were also installed towards the edge of the road. Can you see them? You will clearly see remnants of 16 shops within the excavations along the western side of Lechaion Road, at least within the precinct of Ancient Corinth. Rows of both Doric and Corinthian columns found nearby suggested that this was the site of a fifth Century BC Greek Stoa and marketplace. On the eastern side of Lechaion Road, closest to the Prolylaia, you will see an open space surrounded by marble Ionic colonnades.
This was a commercial market named Peribolos of Apollo Further north on the western side you will see ruins which may have been an enclosure, wall or colonnade around a sacred space such as a temple. A large bathhouse, the Eurycleus Baths 15, has been preserved to its north. No imagination is needed here. The Fountain has been well preserved. Subterranean water conduits passed beneath the shops on the Agora and each shop had well-access to the supply.
Merchants could keep perishables and other food products and wine cool by lowering them into the wells. Tradesman could also access the water, as could latrine users who required water flushing of waste. Continue walking along with the ruins of the Stoa on your right and the Temple of Apollo on your left until you reach a shady tree.
The images below show where the Sacred Spring is situated relative to the tree. In one of the images you will see the location of the Display Board and the sign identifying the Spring. The Sacred Spring originated in the Greek Archaic period and its longevity extended to the Roman occupation.
The Corinthians obtained their water from another source and the Sacred Spring was associated with Greek religion. The Agora to the Greeks was a large, open space which served as the central marketplace and commercial area. The Roman equivalent is the Forum which was a public square used for political and religious assembly and markets. Continue past the Fountain of Peirene and enter the large open space that was once the southern aspect of the Forum with its space dominated by the Agora.
It is understood that in Greek history this large area had also been used as a Stadium 5. Ancient Corinth was a bustling crossroads of commerce and politics. Whereas its wealth was enhanced by the tolls levied on the cargoes flowing across the isthmus, it was also an industrial centre. The spacious, rectangular Agora, now the Roman Forum, was lined with monuments and colonnades, and public buildings and rows of shops occupied its centre running east-west along its length.
Remnants have retained evidence of the sale of meat and other edible products, including wine. Above the market-place is a temple of Octavia the sister of Augustus, who was emperor of the Romans after Caesar, the founder of the modern Corinth. The remains of the Julian Basilica 12 can be seen at the eastern end of the Forum partially seen in image.
Its sign is mounted on its steps. The Julian Basilica is hardly recognisable but it is thought that it once served as a law court. Its masonry was reused to build the wall immediately adjacent to it.
You saw the ruins of the Northwest Stoa which lie opposite the Temple of Apollo when you entered the site. You are now looking at the same area of the shops and its Stoa from the Forum. The Northwest Shops define the northern margin of the Agora. Ancient Corinth was also an industrial centre, famous for its pottery and bronze ware. Its paintings, its sculpture work and especially its castings in bronze were done with the greatest of skill.
The Agora was a thriving market. The Bema was an elevated public rostrum of carved blue and white marble on which the Proconsul stood to address the crowd in the Forum. Adjacent to the rostrum were two waiting rooms with marble benches and mosaic floors. Tradition has it that Paul was tried at this location before Proconsul Gallio when charges were brought against his theology.
Gallio dismissed the charges without their being heard so the crowd maliciously beat Sosthenes instead. Sosthenes was the presiding officer of the synagogue and later converted to Christianity. Paul arrived in Corinth about 50 AD and remained for 18 months. He may have lived in or near the port of Cenchreae. This can be inferred from two pieces of information.
Firstly, when Paul left Corinth he departed from Cenchreae. Secondly, he supported himself financially as a tent maker. Perhaps this work also involved sewing sails for the many ships that would have docked at the port. We ran our eyes over the two letters Paul wrote to the Corinthians and found our effort rewarded in three way within the context of this post.
For example, they confirm that meat was sold in the market place, that food was offered to idols, and that Corinthians ate inside the temples. However, three themes seemed omnipresent. The third theme was to reject idolatry. Taken together, these three themes build a certain perception of the city.
Paul reinforced understanding by referring to identifiable features and activities of the city. Here are a few examples we identified. Paul resided in Ancient Corinth circa 50 AD and would have observed the results of the building and restoration of Corinth started under Caesar. What need of a building? Not only did Corinth abound in temples, but its wealth and the wealth of its temples was unsurpassed. Paul not only used metaphor in respect of structures, but also used metaphor to enhance understanding by referring to activities that were common in Corinth.
We found three examples. The third way we felt rewarded was by becoming more familiar with the man himself. Did he think of them as an intellectual creation of the Greeks?
How did they assume their personalities? Acrocorinth lies to the south of Ancient Corinth and so the ruins along the southern side of the Agora are those of the South Stoa and its host building, the South Basilica.
The South Stoa dates to the late fourth Century BC and was extremely large, covering an area of about 0. It was beautifully ornamented with Doric columns and an extensive internal colonnade. The ground floor rooms made use of the subterranean water system through Ancient Corinth to keep their products cool. The western margin of the Agora opposite end to the Julian Basilica features a series of remnants which are believed to have been temples.
Behind the temples is the location of the West Shops. When outside the main site the Theatre and Odeum occupy a large area to the the north-west. The Odeum was a small covered theater or roofed hall for musical competitions and rhetorical displays. The original Theatre of Ancient Corinth was built on a natural slope with stone seats and wooden stage.
It had been successively rebuilt maintaining a capacity of about 18, spectators. The structure and evolution of the ancient theatre would have been very similar to the many other outdoor theatres in the Peloponnese.
The primary example, famous for its acoustic properties, is the theatre at Epidaurus The Theatre at Epidaurus Including its Acoustics , but other theatres which are very comparable and would have been constructed similarly are those at Delphi The Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi and Athens Explore the Athens Acropolis and What Surrounds It.
The museum is located in the main administrative building. Entry into the site is through one door and return from the site is through another and leads to the museum.
Below is a random selection of images taken from the very ample museum.
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