Ancient Corinth
Ancient city · Greece
- Abandoned
- 145 BC
- Founded
- 899 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 37.906, 22.879
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
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History
Corinth was a city-state (polis) on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese peninsula to mainland Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta. The modern city of Corinth is located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of the ancient ruins. Since 1896, systematic archaeological investigations of the Corinth Excavations by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens have revealed large parts of the ancient city, and recent excavations conducted by the Greek Ministry of Culture have brought to light important new facets of antiquity.