Category: Isthmus

Corinth at the Archaeological Institute of America – January 2011

The annual meeting of the AIA in San Antonio is now only 3-1/2 weeks away. As usual, there will be a range of papers related to the archaeology of Corinth and the Corinthia. A summary below, and I include abstracts when available. SESSION 1D: Colloquium: Travel to Greece between Antiquity and the Grand Tour (Friday, Jan 7,…

December 13, 2010
Friday Photo Gallery – Views from Acrocorinth

I recently received a request by email for some high-resolution images of the Corinthia. I have taken about 5,000 photos of the Corinthia over the last several years and will be uploading some of my digital image collection to the photo gallery section of this website. I’ll start with some of the views of the…

October 29, 2010
St. Paul on the Isthmus

Last week I had the chance to visit Grand Forks, North Dakota, and give a talk on the subject of “Setting the Stage for St. Paul’s Corinth: How an Isthmus Determined the Character of a Roman City.” It was great to visit Grand Forks and the University of North Dakota especially as the weather was…

October 28, 2010
The Commercial Facility of the Isthmus

Bill Caraher has given us additional thoughts about some graffiti text on a wall of the baptistery of the Lechaion Basilica — observations that will be part of his presentation for the Corinth in Contrast Conference at the upcoming University of Texas. I myself have been finishing up my own presentation on “Turning Profit on the…

September 18, 2010