Corinth [Ancient Greek and Roman site] (Corinth, Greece) : Agora, the east end of the shops

Creator:

unknown (Greek and Roman (ancient))

Published/Created:

Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece
ca. 680 BCE-175 CE

Date Depicted:

10/15/1997
8000 BC - 499 AD

Materials:

stone

Notes:

The first evidence of monumental stone architecture is a sanctuary of Apollo erected ca. 680 BCE at the centre of the city. The temple of the sanctuary had no peristyle but did have a tiled, hipped roof. Between 580 and 540 BCE it was replaced by a temple (now ruined) in the developed Doric style. Corinth was well known for its fountains, many of which were restored in the Roman period. Lower Peirene was of more than local renown. Originally a spring gushing from a cliff face, it was altered through the years into a fountain-house with four long reservoirs, from which the water flowed into drawbasins. The Romans re-established the cult of Aphrodite on Acrocorinth. The Temple of Apollo, the fountain-house of Lower Peirene and the south stoa were reused by the Romans but drastically altered. Podium temples dedicated to Aphrodite, Apollo and Tyche lined the west side of the forum, with a central space allowing access to the west shops behind and Temple E above them and beyond. The city had an odeion (late 1st century CE, rebuilt 175 CE) and an amphitheatre that served for public entertainment.

Topics:

Architecture -- Greece -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Hellenistic

Culture:

Greek (ancient)
Roman

Accession Number:

1A3-G-C-H7

Genre:

architecture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; Roman Empire carving ; construction buildings; religious buildings; temples; complexes; sites (locations); archaeological sites; excavations (sites); open spaces; agoras

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Two

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/15/1997

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10169303

PID:

digcoll:1868488