ANCIENT CORINTHIA

Παρουσίαση

The idea of publishing a collective volume on the archaeological sites and monuments of Corinthia was born of the need to fill the gap existing in the relevant bibliography. However, our concern was not to write a run-of-the-mill tourist guidebook, like those on sale to visitors in the museums, but to present the monuments and their history in such a way as to enhance Corinthia's outstanding place in the ancient world. From the outset, our goal was to produce a monumental possession for all time, as well as a tool for all those who struggle for the development of Corinthia today, by promoting its treasures. [...]
The present volume endeavours to present the archaeological wealth of Corinthia in a comprehensive and comprehensible manner, thus making this wealth accessible to the layman. The antiquities are discussed in twenty chapters, which include many more archaeological sites. We have tried to keep to a specific geographical course, which starts from the north border of Corinthia, continues northeast, after the capital, then moves southwards from the east and returns north to the centre of the prefecture, where Sikyon is located. Mountainous Corinthia follows and the tour ends at the western boundaries of the prefecture, at Eurostine with the outport of the Achaean city of Aigeira at Mavra Litharia, which today lies within the boundaries of the prefecture of Corinthia. [...] (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

-Preface (Konstantinos Kissas)
-The Heraion of Perachora (Vassiliki Pliatsika)
-Krommyon (Maria Gkioni)
-Isthmia (Vassilios Tasinos)
The Sanctuary of Poseidon
The fortifications
The settlements
The cemeteries
The quarries
The Diolkos
-Kenchreai (Paraskevi Evangeloglou)
-Corinth (Socrates S. Koursoumis)
Lechaion (Socrates S. Koursoumis)
Acrocorinth (Kyriaki Tsirtsi)
Recent evidence from excavations (Vassilios Tasinos)
-Dorati (Paraskevi Evangeloglou)
-Tenea (Giorgos Giannakopoulos, Konstantinos Kissas)
-Klenia Cave (Kyriaki Tsirtsi)
-Eastern Corinthia (Vassilios Tasinos)
Solygeia
Almyri (Bechris hill)
Korphos (Kalamianos)
-Kleonai (Giorgos Giannakopoulos)
-Nemea (Christina Pipilou)
Ancient Nemea [The Sanctuary of Zeus, the Stadium]
Prehistoric Nemea [Tsoungiza, Agia Eirini, Aidonia, Petri]
-Phlious (Demetra Sarri)
Recent evidence from excavations
-Sikyon (Vassilios Papathanasiou)
Settlements
The fortification works
The city and its monuments
The quarries
The arts
Recent evidence from excavations (Elena Maragoudaki)
-Lechova Cave (Vassilios Papathanasiou)
-Titane (Vassilios Papathanasiou)
-Stymphalia (Athanasios Tsiogas)
-Pheneos (Konstantinos Kissas)
-Pellene (Vassilios Papathanasiou)
-Pitsa Cave (Athanasios Tsiogas)
-Eurostine (Demetra Sarri, Vassilios Papathanasiou)
Recent evidence from excavations
Derveni
Roman bathhouse (Demetra Sarri)
Early Helladic settlement (Demetra Sarri)
Mavra Litharia
Hellenistic-Roman cemetery (Demetra Sarri)
Roman harbour (Vassilios Papathanasiou)
Bibliography
Illustrations credits