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Lechaeum
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Lechaeum

Ancient city · Greece

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
37.932, 22.887
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: ancient port of Corinth, Greece

History

Lechaeum or Lechaion, also called Lecheae and Lecheum, was the main port of Corinth on the Corinthian Gulf connected with the city by means of a road between the Long Walls, 2.3 km in length. Its site is located near the modern village of Lechaio.

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