Corinth

Provincial capital of Achaea, re-founded by Caesar over the ruins of the Greek city Rome had destroyed a century earlier.

Uninhabited ruins in the village of Ancient Corinth, a few kilometers from the modern city of Corinth; excavations by the American School continue today.

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