Corinthia
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Corinthia is a historic region of Greece centered around the city of Corinth, known for its strategic location connecting the Peloponnese to mainland Greece and its significant role in ancient Greek history and trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corinthia canonical | 38 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic region
ⓘ
regional unit of Greece ⓘ |
| ancientPolisCenter | Corinth ⓘ |
| borders |
Achaea
ⓘ
Arcadia ⓘ Argolis ⓘ Attica ⓘ Gulf of Corinth ⓘ Saronic Gulf ⓘ |
| capital | Corinth ⓘ |
| coastlineOn |
Gulf of Corinth
ⓘ
Saronic Gulf ⓘ |
| connects |
central Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece
Peloponnese ⓘ
surface form:
Peloponnese peninsula
|
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Isthmus of Corinth
ⓘ
surface form:
Isthmus of Corinth land bridge
|
| economicRole | maritime trade hub in antiquity ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Heraion of Perachora
ⓘ
Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea ⓘ
surface form:
Nemea archaeological site
ancient Corinth archaeological site ⓘ |
| hasLake |
Stymphalia
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Stymphalia
|
| hasMountain | Mount Ziria ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Corinth Canal
ⓘ
Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ Kiato ⓘ Loutraki ⓘ Nemea ⓘ Sikyona ⓘ Stymphalia ⓘ Xylokastro ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Corinth
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Corinth
|
| historicalPeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ Classical antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
classical antiquity
|
| knownFor |
ancient Greek trade routes
ⓘ
role in ancient Greek history ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
southern Greece ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeStatus | regional unit of the Peloponnese periphery ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Corinth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
surface form:
Periphery of Peloponnese
|
| regionType | historical and geographical region ⓘ |
| strategicRole | connected Peloponnese to mainland Greece ⓘ |
| traversedBy | major road link between Athens and Peloponnese ⓘ |
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
decentralized administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian
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jurisdictionIncludes
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Corinthia
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subject surface form:
Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian
subject surface form:
Chiliomodi