Definition: The archaeological site of Corinth was an ancient capital city of Greece, first occupied during the Neolithic period, and most famous for its Greek and Roman occupations. The Greek city state (probably Homer's Ephyra), was destroyed by the Romans in the second century BC, and then rebuilt as a Roman colony by Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
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Further Information
Brown AR. 2010. Islands in a Sea of Change? Continuity and Abandonment in Dark Age Corinth and Thessaloniki. International Journal of Historical Archaeology 14(2):230-240.
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Also Known As: Ephyra
