Category Archives: Historical Fiction

A Week in the Life of Corinth

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

Judging from blogosphere traffic, the hit book on Corinth this summer was an historical fiction about Nicanor, a Corinthian of the mid-1st century, who encounters Paul the apostle and becomes a Christian. I noted this book by Ben Witherington III … Continue reading →

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A Week in the Life of Corinth

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Jason Maston has a review at Dunelm Road on Ben Witherington’s recently published A Week in the Life of Corinth.  Haven’t yet read the book, but it is on my list.  Here’s a snippet of Maston’s short review: “I managed … Continue reading →

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Corinthian Scholarship (February)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Here’s the latest in Corinthian-related scholarship published, presented, or released online in February.  These 13 articles, books, and studies represent about 7% of ca 175 studies that triggered Google Scholar alerts last month.  There are many, many “false positives” that … Continue reading →

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Corinthian Scholarship (November)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Hard to believe that December is already here – quite a lot of new scholarship delivered electronically in November.  Bronze Age Erika Weiberg, “The invisible dead : The case of the Argolid and Corinthia during the Early Bronze Age,” in … Continue reading →

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Histories of Peirene

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

There are no monuments of ancient Corinth more famous and iconic than the Fountain of Peirene.  Any modern visitor who has wandered among the ruins will likely have shot a photo like the one below of the Roman spring facade … Continue reading →

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Historical Fictions

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Since antiquity, the Corinthia has formed a rather fitting stage for imaginative narratives and outright fictions.  In the long Roman era, we have frequent examples of writers (e.g., Apuleius, Lucian, Libanius, and Themistius) placing their fictional characters and events in … 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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