Category: Sites, Isthmia
-
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”…
-
Digital Isthmia
A couple of slick new digital resources caught my attention this week for the pan-Hellenic sanctuary site of Isthmia. I just noticed the total makeover of the University of Chicago’s website for the Temple of Poseidon and the Rachi settlement. The content is mainly the same as the old website but the new form of…
-
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 Scholarship (Winter 2011)
Google Scholar has a very useful alert feature for staying up on research although one has to filter to remove all the junk for words like Corinth. Some recent and forthcoming papers and publications related to things Corinthian A number of AIA chapters have featured or will feature some Corinthia lectures this year. Ron Stroud…
-
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,…
Corinthian Matters 