November
07
/ 2017
“Non cuivis homini contigit adire Corinthum”It is not the privilege of every man to go to Corinth - Horace The site of Corinth has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. Geographically, the isthmus between Greek mainland and the Peloponnese provided Corinth access to two ports: the Cenchreae harbor on the Saronic Gulf in the east and the Lechaion harbor on the Corinthian gulf in the west. Corinth was ideally located for marine trafficking and trade. The two harbors were linked by a paved road - dioklos - constructed in the 7th century BC. Ships and cargo were hauled by means of a wooden track crossing the isthmus, thus avoiding the treacherous sea route around the Peloponnese and saving time. Corinth’s
