Category Archives: Territory

Traversing the Perachora Peninsula (Guest Post)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

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

Archaeological Research at Corinth – Summer 2012

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

The ASCSA website carries a recent report by Ioulia Tzonou-Herbst summarizing archaeological work in Corinth and the region last summer. The essay offers a snapshot of a wide range of research and programs currently being carried out by archaeologists, art … Continue reading →

Posted in American School Excavations, Archaeological Discoveries, Archaeological Survey, Ceramics, Digital Corinthia, Dissertations and Theses, Isthmia, Museums, Panayia Field, Perachora, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Classical, Periods, Diachronic, Periods, Early Modern, Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Interim, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Medieval, Periods, Modern, Periods, Roman Colony, Territory, Theater, Urban Center | Leave a comment

Maps of the Corinthia

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

I have updated the Maps section of this website as well as the subdirectories for Contours and Maps of the Corinthia. The latter contains a gallery of maps generated for free distribution for educational and research purposes. The maps present … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Corinthia, Isthmus, Maps, Southern Corinthia, Teaching Corinth, Territory, Western Plain | Leave a comment

Contours of Greece from SRTM Data

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

This post for users of GIS. You should really take the time to learn how to create contour lines automatically so that you can produce topographic maps at different elevation intervals for whatever region you are researching. But, for those … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Corinthia, Greece, Isthmus, Maps, Nemea, Peloponnese, Sikyon, Territory, Western Plain | Leave a comment

A Better Way to Make Topopographic Maps

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

When I attended the THATCamp Philly in September 2011, I listened to a presentation by Dianne Dietrich about the value of programming for teachers and researchers in the humanities: the goal is to avoid processes that can be done automatically. … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Corinthia, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), Maps, Territory, Western Plain | 2 Comments

The Christianization of the Peloponnese

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

Dr. Sanders recently shared a link (via the Corinthian Studies facebook group) to an interesting new digital project by Dr. Rebecca Sweetman and the University of St. Andrews titled “The Christianization of the Peloponnese.” The home page describes the project … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian - Post-Pauline, Christian - Saints, Digital Corinthia, Kenchreai, Lechaion, Peloponnese, Periods, Late Antiquity, Sikyon, Territory, Urban Center | Leave a comment

Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (November 2012)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

Good Monday morning to you. Here is the latest body of scholarship that went digital last month and came to my attention. If you know of material that should be on the list, feel free to send via email or … Continue reading →

Posted in American School Excavations, Archaeological Discoveries, Ceramics, Christian - 1 Corinthians, Christian - 2 Corinthians, Christian - Saints, Christian - St. Paul, Corinthian Scholarship (monthly), Dissertations and Theses, Periods, Bronze Age, Periods, Classical, Periods, Diachronic, Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Medieval, Periods, Roman Colony, Territory, Urban Center | 1 Comment

The Isthmus and the Consequences of Geography

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

I returned yesterday evening from the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion. I’ll write more about the  sessions on Roman Corinth tomorrow. For now, I post below (via my Scribd account) a draft … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceramics, Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations, Corinthian & Saronic Gulfs, Diolkos, Economy, Isthmus, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Classical, Periods, Greek (Geometric-Hellenistic), Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Roman Colony, Territory, Trade and Commerce | Leave a comment

New perspectives on the diolkos

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

I’m pretty jazzed about the Society of Biblical Literature Conference in Chicago. I not only get to see some old friends in and out of the conference, but I hope to meet some of the scholars whose work I regularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian - 1 Corinthians, Christian - St. Paul, Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations, Diolkos, Isthmus, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Classical, Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Interim, Periods, Roman Colony, Territory | 2 Comments

Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (October 2012)

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

The latest round-up of digital scholarship and references over the last month. These references are now available with abstracts and tags at the Corinthian Studies Online (Zotero) Library. Diachronic Dillon, Matthew P. J. “Review. The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Christian - 1 Corinthians, Christian - St. Paul, Corinthian Scholarship (monthly), Periods, Archaic, Periods, Bronze Age, Periods, Diachronic, Periods, Early Modern, Periods, Greek (Geometric-Hellenistic), Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Medieval, Periods, Modern, Periods, Ottoman, Periods, Roman Colony, Periods, Venetian, Sex and Prostitution, Territory, Trade and Commerce, Travelers | 1 Comment