Monthly Archives: December 2011

“Straight from the Butcher’s Block” – A report on Corinth Excavations of 2011

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

In the late spring and early summer, we reported on new excavations in Corinth in the area northwest of the theater.   The latest issue of Expedition from the Penn Museum includes a preliminary report by C.K. Williams II titled “From … Continue reading →

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Two Corinthian Christmases

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

Happy Holidays from Corinthian Matters! Surprising amounts of Corinthiaka in my feeds over the last few days.  Here are two very different Corinthian Christmases, an impressionistic rumination of modern Corinth in terms of its ancient classical image, the second a … Continue reading →

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Three Reflections on 1 Corinthians

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Among the fastest growing bodies of digital data related to Corinthian studies are the texts, audio files, and videos of homilies, sermons, and commentary on the New Testament letters of 1 and 2 Corinthians.   The former, especially, provides numerous inlets … Continue reading →

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Corinth at the Tate

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Museums are increasingly posting collections of images and artwork online which, on occasion, deal with Corinthian topics.  In the midst of the end-of-semester madness, I learned of Tate’s extensive online collection of art through alerts sparked by the posting of … Continue reading →

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Return of Winter Landscape

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

If you have only visited Greece in May to September, the green growth of winter may be surprising.  Note the clouds in the second photo.  Photos by D. Pettegrew November 28 and December 7, 2004. 

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Map of the Corinthia

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

One of the most common ways that people find Corinthian Matters is through Google searches for good maps of the Corinthia.  I’ve posted several maps here with the promise that I will add more at a later point.  I noticed … Continue reading →

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Barbarians at the Gate

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

One reason I love Corinthian Matters is that David Pettegrew’s loyal bots constantly crawl the web looking for new academic articles on Corinth. As anyone who attempts to keep abreast of new scholarship on any topic knows, it is almost … Continue reading →

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Corinth Canal

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Photos by David Pettegrew and Kate Pettegrew on July 1, 2007.  Low walls visible in the second photo, bungee jumper in third, climbing holes for workers in fourth.

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Touring the Corinth Canal

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

As my next installment in this canal-themed week, I include below three of my favorite video tours of the Corinth Canal.  Each provides great glimpses of geological stratification, the remnants of low walls that are mostly eroding into the water, … Continue reading →

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Roman Colonies in the First Century of their Foundation

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Readers interested in the Roman colony of Corinth and questions of Romanization and colonial identity should find food for thought in Roman Colonies in the First Century of their Foundation, Oxford 2011: Oxbow Books.  The work (ed. Rebecca Sweetman) includes … Continue reading →

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