Corinthian Matters

Category: Archaic

  • Apollonia

    The Corinthian colony tour continues with the site of Apollonia in south-central Albania. Like the site of Dyrrachium, Apollonia was founded in 588 BC as a Greek colony by inhabitants of Corcyra (Corfu) and Corinth, and remained a significant coastal site through late antiquity. But unlike Dyrrachium, the harbor silted up in later antiquity and…

  • Dyrrachium

    Corinthianmatters is on the road. My colleague, Abaz Kryemadhi, and I are touring Albania and Greece with a group of students. Currently based in Tirane, Albania, we will be journeying southward later this week and end in Corinth on Monday. This journey will provide opportunities to see cities related in some way to Corinth, like…

  • Corinthian Scholarship (March 2011)

    I stumbled upon a good number of Corinthian papers, presentations, and publications this month that cover topics from Isthmia, Kenchreai, Aphrodite and prostitute, and Paul’s ascent in 2 Cor. 12. First, Corinthian archaeology and history: Anne Pippin Burnett has a piece in GRBS 51 (2011) on Pindar and prostitution at Corinth: “Servants of Peitho: Pindar fr.122 S”…

  • Dissertating Corinth

    The American School of Classical Studies’ website has a nice piece on Angela Ziskowski’s recently defended dissertation The Construction of Corinthian Identity in the Early Iron Age and Archaic Period. As Angela describes her work there: My work on this topic focused on whether or not archaeological remains and literary testimonia from the city and…

  • Corinthian History and Archaeology: 2010 Publications

    2010 was a big year for publications on Corinthian history and archaeology.  I created the list below using various search engines (google scholar, worldcat, etc..) none of which are fully comprehensive.  I included academic publications (books, articles, dissertations, and master’s theses) that relate to the archaeology and history of the Corinthia from prehistory to the…

  • The Corinthia at the AIA 2011

    A great weekend in San Antonio at the annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, which included some good (and bad) Tex-Mex fare, a trip to the Alamo (which triggered some deep nostalgia for Texas history and 7th grade Texas history classes), the annual Isthmia reunion dinner, and numerous strolls with Kate and baby…

  • 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,…