Corinth

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ancient Greek city-state polis

Corinth was an influential ancient Greek city-state strategically located on the Isthmus of Corinth, known for its wealth, maritime trade, and cultural significance.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek city-state → polis →
alliedWith	Sparta →
archaeologicalSite	Ancient Corinth →
artStyle	Corinthian order → Corinthian pottery →
associatedWith	Apostle Paul →
colonized	Ambracia → Apollonia → Corcyra → Leucas → Syracuse →
country	Ancient Greece →
currency	Corinthian stater →
destroyedBy	Lucius Mummius Achaicus → Roman Republic →
destructionYear	146 BC →
dialect	Doric Greek →
foughtAgainst	Athens →
foughtIn	Corinthian War →
governedBy	oligarchy → tyranny of Cypselids →
hasWorkAbout	First Epistle to the Corinthians → Second Epistle to the Corinthians →
hosted	Isthmian Games →
knownFor	cultural significance → maritime trade → strategic location → wealth →
language	Ancient Greek →
locatedBetween	Peloponnese → mainland Greece →
locatedNear	Gulf of Corinth → Saronic Gulf →
locatedOn	Isthmus of Corinth →
memberOf	Peloponnesian League →
mentionedIn	New Testament →
modernSuccessor	Modern city of Corinth →
participatedIn	Greco-Persian Wars → Peloponnesian War →
refoundationYear	44 BC →
refoundedAs	Roman colony →
refoundedBy	Julius Caesar →
region	Achaea →
religiousCenterFor	Isthmian Games → worship of Aphrodite →
ruler	Cypselus → Periander →
sanctuary	Temple of Apollo at Corinth →
servedAs	capital of Roman province of Achaia →

Referenced by (52)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Archidamian War → Battle of Plataea → Battle of Potidaea → Battle of Sybota → Corinthian War →	belligerent
Ornytion → Poseidon → Sisyphus →	associatedPlace
Corinth Canal ("city of Corinth") → Isthmus of Corinth ("City of Corinth") → Sicyon →	locatedNear
Battle of Mycale → Battle of Sybota →	combatant
Classical Greece → Southern Greece →	hasMajorCity
Battle of Potidaea → Battle of Sybota →	opponent
Corinthia →	ancientPolisCenter
Corinth ("Ancient Corinth") →	archaeologicalSite
Doric Greek →	associatedWith
Corinthia →	capital
Peloponnese →	contains
Morea →	containsCity
Hellenica →	describesPolity
Jason →	diedIn
Peace of Nicias →	excludedParty
Gulf of Corinth →	hasCityOnShore
Classical period →	hasCulturalCenter
Peloponnesian League →	hasMember
Greek Antiquity →	hasNotableCity
Battle of Potidaea →	hasParticipant
Corinthia ("ancient Corinth") →	historicalCenter
Battle of Lechaeum →	involvedCityState
Silas →	joinedPaulIn
Epistle to the Romans →	likelyWrittenFrom
Megara →	locatedEastOf
Jason →	marriedIn
Corinthia →	namedAfter
Phlius →	near
Isthmian Games →	nearByCityState
Isthmus of Corinth →	nearCity
Dorians →	notablePolis
Isthmian Games →	organizedBy
Epistle to the Romans →	placeOfComposition
First Epistle to the Thessalonians →	possiblePlaceOfComposition
Oedipus →	raisedIn
Diogenes of Sinope →	residence
Timothy →	sentTo
Dorians →	traditionalAssociation
Silas →	traveledTo
Aphrodite →	worshipCenter
Tyche →	worshippedIn