Today we visited Corinth and Mycenae. Corinth was a very significant city during the first century AD. Paul visited and spent 18 months here as referenced in Acts 17. He also wrote multiple letters to the Corinthian church after he left, 2 of which are recorded in the Bible. Below is the portion of downtown Corinth closer to the sea. You can almost see the Corinthian Bay in the background.
This is the theater in Corinth.
This is an inscription on the major street in Corinth. It claims the building of the street was funded by Erastus. Erastus was a very rich man and treasurer of Corinth at one point. He is also mentioned as a friend of Paul. The name is rare enough, that it is quite likely that the it is the same Erastus.
Above the town of Corinth was an acropolis. It included a temple to Aphrodite where worshipers would commune with the god through sexual pleasure.
Some clay oil lamps found at Corinth. I found one that is usable in Athens to bring home.
A bronze mirror and the decorative cover.
Hands and arms found at the temple site. People would bring these to the gods in hopes of receiving healing.
Some shops in the agora of Corinth.
The bema in Corinth. Paul was brought here by the Jews in Acts 17 and accused of conspiracy against the Roman Empire. Gallio, the proconsul of the area, dismissed them, and they turned on the Jewish leader.
In front of the bema would be placed a short column with a ring attached at the hole seen on this one. This was used to tie people to for public beatings. The one found in Corinth is one of the best preserved of the ancient era. We talked about the experience of Christ and His punishment. The same sort of bema would have been present in Jerusalem and Christ tied up in front of it when he was whipped.
This is a fountain where people would get water. There was also a pool for bathing.
This is the possible site of the Jewish synagogue in Corinth. It was very close to the agora. This is where Paul started his ministry in Corinth.
This rock had a spring inside and was carved out to collect the water.
This is at Mycenae. The city was built nearly 2000 years before Christ and was very advanced. The rocks forming the frame of the door weigh around 40 tons. The articles found here have been used to validate much of the questionable statements of Homer.
This is the entrance of a royal tomb in Mycenae. The interior is shaped like a beehive.
There is a massive rock forming the ceiling of the entrance.
The ceiling of the tomb.
A burial mask found in the tomb.
After we visited the sites, we went to a ceramic factory and got some demonstrations.
Here's Natalie at our hotel in Tolo on the seafront.
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