Author Archives: dpettegrew

Thirteen Isthmuses of Classical Antiquity

Posted on February 19, 2013

I’ve been up to my neck in recent weeks researching ancient isthmi. I continue to plow forward in writing a history of the Isthmus of Corinth in the Roman era, or, rather, a history of the connectivity of this Isthmus. … Continue reading →

Posted in Isthmus | 2 Comments

Lighting the Temple of Apollo

Posted on January 30, 2013

In case you missed this on Facebook last week, the Temple of Apollo at Corinth is now illuminated. You can read about it here: After 25 Centuries Greek temple sees the light (CNN Travel) Temple of Apollo Illuminated (Greek Reporter)

Posted in News Stories, Temple of Apollo, Urban Center | 1 Comment

Historic Photos of the Isthmus

Posted on January 18, 2013

Friends at FB have posted or sent me links to several facebook pages and albums devoted to photos, postcards, and images of Greece from the late 19th / early 20th century.  Theodoros Metallinos has posted hundreds of fascinating images in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canal, Isthmus, Periods, Early Modern, Periods, Modern, Photos, Urban Center | 2 Comments

Traversing the Perachora Peninsula (Guest Post)

Posted on January 16, 2013

Another disappointment in not attending this year’s meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America was missing an interesting paper by Angela Ziskowski and Daniel Lamp about access and movement to the Perachora peninsula. Disappointed especially because I’m currently wrapping up … Continue reading →

Posted in Mt. Gerania, Perachora, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Classical, Territory, Trade and Commerce | 3 Comments

Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (December 2012)

Posted on January 14, 2013

Now that the dust has settled on 2012, I release this final CSM issue for the last month of the year. By the end of the January, I’ll post some year-in-review lists for different categories of scholarship. As always, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceramics, Christian - 2 Corinthians, Christian - St. Paul, Isthmia, Periods, Byzantine, Periods, Classical, Periods, Greek (Geometric-Hellenistic), Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Interim, Periods, Ottoman, Periods, Roman Colony | Leave a comment

Cattle Bones at Corinth

Posted on January 10, 2013

It doesn’t get any more exciting than a heap of cattle bones. I stumbled upon this story by accident yesterday when I checked a twitter feed, but might have seen the full academic talk on the subject had I attended … Continue reading →

Posted in American School Excavations, Economy, Periods, Late Antiquity, Theater, Urban Center | 2 Comments

Information Fluency and Digital History

Posted on January 9, 2013

I’m not sure I had heard of the term “infofluency” before attending a workshop on the subject last spring in Baltimore. Hosted by the Council of Independent Colleges, the theme of the workshop was “information fluency” in ancient studies. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Corinthia | 3 Comments

Blegen’s Notebooks at Korakou

Posted on January 8, 2013

Despite the growing number of ancient world blogs, it is still relatively uncommon for scholars to think of the blog as an acceptable or appropriate medium for communicating their research. I keep a small list of scholarly blogs about ancient … Continue reading →

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Corinthian Matters Ages

Posted on January 7, 2013

In early October, Corinthian Matters entered its third year of life, reaching and passing the life expectancy of a typical blog (judging from a google search, two years seems to be a good guess). The 87 new posts at this … Continue reading →

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Medieval and Ottoman Portages

Posted on December 13, 2012

Medieval episodes of portaging the Corinthian Isthmus are unsurprisingly scant. The only account cited with any frequency is the remarkable portage of Niketas Ooryphas’ in AD 872. The portage is disputed, but the historical records for the account are certain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Diolkos, Kenchreai, Periods, Medieval, Periods, Modern, Periods, Ottoman, Periods, Venetian | Leave a comment