Corinthia

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historic region regional unit of Greece

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.

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 → Peloponnese peninsula →
country	Greece →
crossedBy	Isthmus of Corinth land bridge →
economicRole	maritime trade hub in antiquity →
hasArchaeologicalSite	Heraion of Perachora → Nemea archaeological site → ancient Corinth archaeological site →
hasLake	Lake Stymphalia →
hasMountain	Mount Ziria →
hasPart	Corinth Canal → Isthmus of Corinth → Kiato → Loutraki → Nemea → Sikyona → Stymphalia → Xylokastro →
historicalCenter	ancient Corinth →
historicalPeriod	Hellenistic period → Roman period → 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	Periphery of Peloponnese →
regionType	historical and geographical region →
strategicRole	connected Peloponnese to mainland Greece →
traversedBy	major road link between Athens and Peloponnese →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Argolid → Attica →	borders
Isthmus of Corinth → Mount Cyllene →	locatedIn
Arcadia →	borderedBy
Gulf of Corinth →	borderedByRegion
Pausanias’ Description of Greece →	describes
Corinth Canal →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
Sicyon →	region