Corinth
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Cor·inth
geographical name \ˈkȯr-ən(t)th, ˈkär-\Definition of CORINTH
region of ancient Greece occupying most of Isthmus of Corinth & part of NE Peloponnese
Variants of CORINTH
Cor·inth or ModGk Kó·rin·thos \ˈkȯr-ēn-ˌthȯs\ or Lat Co·rin·thia \kə-ˈrin(t)-thē-ə\
Corinth
(Concise Encyclopedia)Ancient city of the Peloponnese, Greece. Located on the Gulf of Corinth, the site was occupied before 3000 BC but developed as a commercial centre only in the 8th century BC. In the late 6th century BC, it was outstripped by Athens. Occupied in 338 BC by Philip II, it was destroyed in 146 BC by Rome. In 44 BC Julius Caesar reestablished Corinth as a Roman colony; the New Testament includes the letters addressed to its Christian community by St. Paul. It declined in the later Middle Ages; its ruins are near the modern city of Corinth.
Variants of CORINTH
Corinth Greek Kórinthos
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