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Acrocorinth (Gr****: Ακροκόρινθος, lit. 'Upper Corinth' or 'the
acropolis of
ancient Corinth') is a
monolithic rock
overlooking the
ancient city of Corinth...
- The
Temple of
Aphrodite at
Acrocorinth was
located in a
sanctuary on the
acropolis in
Ancient Corinth dedicated to the
goddess Aphrodite. It was the main...
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closest to the sea,
belonged to Poseidon, and the
acropolis of
Corinth (
Acrocorinth),
closest to the sky,
belonged to Helios. The
Upper Peirene spring is...
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seized the Macedonian-held
citadel of
Acrocorinth,
previously believed impregnable.
After conquering the
Acrocorinth,
Aratus pursued the
Achaean League's...
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Acrocorinth was a
temple in
Ancient Corinth,
dedicated to the
goddesses Demeter and Kore (****phone). The
sanctuary was
situated on the
Acrocorinth,...
- On July 17, 2007, a
forest fire
struck the area
around the
historic Acrocorinth and its castle. The main
sources of
income are
goods and services, manufacturing...
- the
early 4th
century BC.
After the
Macedonian conquest of Greece, the
Acrocorinth was the seat of a
Macedonian garrison until 243 BC, when the city joined...
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besieged the
Acrocorinth, the rest
ravaged the peninsula.
After the fall of the
Acrocorinth, the two
Palaiologoi brothers capitulated.
Acrocorinth, Thomas'...
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Acropolis of Athens, but
nearly every Gr**** city-state had one – the
Acrocorinth is
famed as a
particularly strong fortress. In a much
later period, when...
- in the
acropoleis of
Thebes (Cadmea) and
Corinth (
Acrocorinth). The
occupation of the
Acrocorinth ensured the
neutrality of
Corinth and also prevented...
