Category Archives: Corinthiaka

Some More Corinthian Bodies

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

It was a pleasure to see another Corinthian article in this month’s American Journal of Archaeology. Betsey Robinson’s study of the Eutychia mosaic from Corinth introduces us to this frequently overlooked mosaic and another pair of Corinthian bodies. Fig. 2 … 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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Corinthiaka

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Some varied Corinthiaka to start off the week. The western liturgical calendar flipped this weekend with the first Sunday of Advent.  Yesterday’s epistle reading from 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 appropriate describes the anticipation accentuated in the advent season.  More on scholars … Continue reading →

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Corinthiaka

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Some various Corinthiaka have appeared in different blogs over the last month. Diana Wright at Surprised by Time gives some attention to the death and estate of Nerio Acciaiuoli, the (late 14th century) Lord of Corinth. Kostis Kourelis at Objects-Buildings-Situations … Continue reading →

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Corinthiaka

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Odds, ends, miscellany and fun: After my post on extreme sports at the Isthmus, I realize I left out the Isthmia Open!  Imagine 160 chess players from countries everywhere.  I love the choice of venue with its gesture to the … Continue reading →

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Corinthiaka

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

The latest Corinthiaka appearing in my google alerts and blog subscriptions The American School of Classical Studies has posted a save-the-date for a C.K. Williams lecture on Corinth next may. From Athens News: Wildfires in Achaia, Corinth A new Corinth … Continue reading →

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Corinthiaka

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

I take a break from uploading images of the Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey to drop some Corinthiaka that have come through my feed in the last month.  Matt Malcolm at cryptotheology has recent posts on John Chrysostom and 1 Corinthians, … Continue reading →

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Corinthiaka (April 2011)

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Probably about time to release the few Corinthiaka news and links that have accumulated through Google updates this month.  I’ll follow with an April publication / scholarship overview later in the week: Matt Malcolm’s  Greek language exercises set in the … Continue reading →

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Corinthiaka

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

A few Corinthiaka that have come through Google updates over the last couple of weeks: The Corinth Canal needs urgent work (from Athens News) The “Diolkos for 1500 Years” video will be featured this week at the 12th International Meeting … Continue reading →

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Corinthiaka

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

The latest Corinthiaka for this cold Monday morning: (via Matt Malcolm’s blog) A conference on May 14 at Macquarie University on the theme of “Corinth – Paul, People and Politics,” sponsored by the Society for the Study of Early Christianity. … Continue reading →

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