Corinth Market Place

Ancient Greek Mythology, Religion, Art

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So many trade routes passed through the area around Corinth that the city was able to become one of the richest in Greece. Corinth also brought in a lot of income from its production of popular black figure pottery. Extensive trade with other cities may be one of the reasons that Corinth was the first city in Greece to begin using coins.

Corinth ultimately lost its commercial position because it is situated on land that is particularly unstable, leading to many devastating earthquakes, and because of the Roman sacking of the city in 146 BCE. Rome had demanded the end of the Achaian League, headed by Corinth, and because they refused Roman consul Lucius Mummius leveled it, selling most of the inhabitants into slavery. A few may have remained here until Julius Ceasar made it a new Roman colony in 44 BCE. Today Corinth is thriving again and is the second largest city in the Peloponnese.

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