Julius Caesar
46 BCE: Refounded by Julius Caesar as a colonia; because he is assassinated, the real founder is Octavian (Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis)
Capital of Achaea
What you can see today, is the Roman city; only the Temple of Apollo dates back to the pre-Roman age
Mixed population of Greeks and Roman veterans (many inscriptions mentioning discharged legionaries); there is a substantial Jewish minority
c.51 CE: The apostle Paul visits Corinth; at that time, Seneca's brother Gallio was governor of Achaea
Corinth, Monument for Octavian's victory at Actium
Corinth, Inscription mentioning IIII Scythica
Corinth, Tombstone of Gaius Valerius Valens of VIII Augusta
Corinth, Composite capital
Corinth, Basilica Julia
Corinth, Basilica Julia, Statue of Gaius
Corinth, Basilica Julia, Statue of Lucius
Corinth, Basilica Julia, Portrait of Nero
Temple of Apollo; Acrocorinth in the background
67 CE: The emperor Nero visits Greece and attempts to dig a canal through the isthmus, but the ambitious plan is eventually abandoned
Proud city with a beautiful agora, a theater, an odeon, an amphitheater, several sanctuaries (including a temple for the imperial cult), administrative buildings
Two ports Cenchreae and Lechaeum still very important
Corinth, Temple E
Corinth, Temple E, Portrait of Octavia as Tyche
Corinth, Theater, Portait of Galba
Corinth, Relief of Three Menorahs
Corinth, South Stoa, Statue of Pan
Corinth, South Stoa
Corinth, Dedication to Trajan
Corinth, Portrait of Herodes Atticus
Late Antiquity
365 and 375 CE: Earthquakes
396 CE: Looted by Alaric
During the reign of Justinian (r.527-565), the Hexamilion Wall was built across the isthmus
In the early seventh century, the city is abandoned; people settle on the Acrocorinth
Corinth, North Market, Portrait of a young Caracalla
