Corinth, Mycenae and Epidaurus

Greece 2013
P001 The Corinth Canal, connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea, cutting through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the...
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P002 ... the rock walls, rising 300 ft above sea level, are at a near-vertical 80° angle. The canal is crossed by a railway line, a road and a motorway at a height...
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P003 The canal of the Isthmus of Corinth, one of the most important projects of modern Greece which played a catalytic role for the Mediterranean trade, completed 25...
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P004a Acrocorinth, the acropolis of ancient Corinth, a monolithic rock overseeing the ancient city of Corinth, continuously occupied from archaic times to the early...
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P004b ... the legendary Upper Pirene Spring located within the encircling walls on Acrocorinth... a legend that the winged horse Pegasus stamped its hoof and created...
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P004e The archaeological site of Ancient Corinth, on the northern foothill of the Acrocorinth, around the Temple of Apollo... Chronology: Prehistoric (6500-1050 BC) -...
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P005 ...systematic excavations revealed the Roman Forum, temples, fountains, shops, porticos, baths and various other monuments... Temple of Apollo and the Glauke...
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P006 Glauke Fountain, carved out of the rock, probably created in the Archaic period... legend was that Glauke, daughter of King Creon of Corinth, was about to marry...
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P007 Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth, located within the archaeological site, housing the catalogued finds from the excavations by the American School of...
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P008 ... exhibitions of finds from the Prehistoric Era; Geometric-Archaic-Classical and Hellenistic finds in the Classical Gallery; Roman-Byzantine and Frankish City...
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P009 ... statues in the atrium of Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth...
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P010 ... wall friezes depicting scenes of the ancient Greek battles of the Amazons...
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P011 ... exhibits of finds from the Neolithic era to the Greek Classical or Hellenic period...
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P012 ... lion-head water spout...
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P013 ... famous Corinthian pottery collection dating to the Hellenistic period...
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P014 ... Corinthian broze helmet, 5th century BC...
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P015 ... marble sphinx from a funerary monument... resting on the hind legs and standing on the fore, traces of painted decoration preserved on the torso and the...
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P016 ... Corinthian panel-amphora by the Geledakis painter, and pyxis with lid, 590-570 BC...
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P018 ... stuccoed Poros Funeral Bed - last quarter of 4th century BC... from a chamber tomb at Cheliotomylos - a most important document for Greek furniture of the...
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P019 ... Kotyle inscribed with names of Corinthians... evidence for early writing from the Potters Quarer 720-680 BC...
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