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Ancient Corinth
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city-state in ancient Greece
Key facts
- Capital
- Corinth
- Common languages
- Doric Greek
- Religion
- Greek polytheism
- Government
- Oligarchy
- Historical era
- Classical Antiquity
- Founding
- 900 BC
- Cypselus
- 657–627 BC
- Captured and razed by romans
- 146 BC
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- Tempio di Apollo e Acrocorinto.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ancient Corinth
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 0146-00-00
- inception
- 0900-00-00
- native label
- Αρχαία Κόρινθος
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37°54′19″N 22°52′49″E / 37.9053455°N 22.8801924°E / 37.9053455; 22.8801924
Corinth (/ˈkɒrɪnθ/ KORR-inth; Ancient Greek: Κόρινθος Kórinthos; Doric Greek: Ϙόρινθος Qórinthos; Latin: Corinthus) 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.
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