Category Archives: Texts

Dissertation Corner: A Guide to “Corinth on the Isthmus”

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

I recently discovered by accident that my doctoral dissertation on the Late Antique Corinthia was available for free download through OhioLink. When I completed this study in 2006 at Ohio State University, there was concern among graduate students that our … Continue reading →

Posted in Corinth in the Mind, Dissertations and Theses, Economy, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), Isthmia, Isthmus, Kenchreai, Lechaion, Lechaion Basilica, Periods, Roman Colony, Territory, Texts, Trade and Commerce | 2 Comments

Ancient Corinth: 2011 Publications

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

I finally had time this week to gather together the 2011 publications for various aspects of Corinth’s history.  The first installment today includes about 3 dozen publications related to the history and archaeology of Corinth in antiquity, i.e., from the … Continue reading →

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The Vampire on the Isthmus: A Halloween Tale

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

It is hard to know why ancient writers found Corinth and its territory a region suitable for placing ghosts, witches, and vampires, and whether the region was any more haunted than other towns and countrysides of the ancient world.  The … Continue reading →

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An Account of Travel to the Corinthia: Major Sir Greenville Temple (1836)

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

While conducting research on the diolkos of Corinth last year, I discovered the enormous corpus of scanned texts in Google Books relating travel accounts to Greece and the Aegean from the late 18th to 20th centuries.  These searchable texts offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Corinthia, Isthmus, Kenchreai, Lechaion, Periods, Early Modern, Temple of Apollo, Territory, Texts, Travelers, Urban Center | Leave a comment

Corinthian Scholarship (April 2011)

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

The latest in Corinthian Scholarship for April 2011.  As always, this list is based on various Google alerts that may be thorough but are certainly not exhaustive.  If you have material to add, send it my way. Geology: The most … Continue reading →

Posted in Book and Article Reviews, Christian - 1 Corinthians, Christian - 2 Corinthians, Christian - St. Paul, Corinthian Scholarship (monthly), Dissertations and Theses, Geology, Periods, Classical, Periods, Roman Colony, Texts | Leave a comment

How (not) to write history

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

This weekend Messiah College is hosting the annual National History Day competition for the south-central Pennsylvania region.  Hundreds of junior high and high school kids will descend on our campus and engage in  historical research through papers, films, posters, and performances. … Continue reading →

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