Category: Photos
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Easter Fireworks in Corinth
Valerie Gache captured this spectacular photo of fireworks over Ancient Corinth in celebration of Easter last Sunday. Check out the original image below: Embed from Getty Images //embed.gettyimages.com/embed/669047734?et=dvrJvQvpS0pErY5Ljr3NjQ&tld=com&viewMoreLink=on&sig=0v8BfJvU179Z1FCPlF7e8Z5gIe9pjIQhNLS8ERvc8ds=&caption=true
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Sunrise in the Village
Last day of my whirlwind tour in the Corinthia. I’ve continued meeting and running into old archaeology friends from Isthmia and Corinth, talking with local friends about the feasibility of a visit with students next year, and taking lots of pictures. This one comes from my morning run around the village of Ancient Corinth.
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The Isthmus from 20,000+ Feet
I always request a window seat when I fly in and out of Athens International Airpot on the hope of capturing good images of the Corinthia. Photographer and archaeologist Jacquelyn Clements shared with me the image below from her flight in December 2013 (and kindly gave permission to share on this site). The beautiful photo clearly shows the constricting neck that defined…
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An old dream realized at last, ship-canal through isthmus
The Library of Congress continues to build its collections of prints and photographs with a few Corinthian ones among them. I love this old stereo card print from 1906 showing the Corinth canal, opened little more than a decade earlier on July 25, 1893. Metadata from the Library of…
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Greece in Getty Images
Last week, Getty Images announced that millions of its creative and high-quality images can be freely used on blogs, websites, twitter, and other social media through the image’s embed code. This is not quite the same as permission to download and use in, say, presentations and lectures but this is still a plus for anyone…
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Archaeological Sites and Hours
Planning a trip to the Corinthia soon? The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports has been slowly adding data since 2012 related to the major sites of the Corinthia through their ODYSSEUS Portal. Posted information includes access and hours, ticket pricing, student discounts, amenities, suggested bibliography, among others. Mind you, hours and times are subject…
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Historic Photos of the Isthmus
Friends at FB have posted or sent me links to several facebook pages and albums devoted to photos, postcards, and images of Greece from the late 19th / early 20th century. Theodoros Metallinos has posted hundreds of fascinating images in these albums, and this photos page at Istoria Eiknographia (PERIODIKO) also displays hundreds of old…
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Recent Corinthian Archaeology News and Blogs
I repost below some stories, videos, and news related to the archaeology and history of the Corinth since spring. Some will be old news but may be of use for those who have missed the stories. News and Announcements from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens Ian McPhee and Elizabeth Pemberton’s Late Classical…
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Blogosphere: Corinthia
A frequent sort of blog that regularly appear in my google alerts are travel accounts of visits to Ancient Corinth. Most of these cover familiar ground and are most useful for good photos of Corinth, the Corinthian landscape, and the archaeological remains. Here is a sample of summer entries: An aggregate collection of photos of…
Corinthian Matters 