Corinth in the Ancient World

The atlas holds 6 people and 8 moments here, from 337 BC to 151. The most recorded lives are Paul the Apostle, Alexander the Great and Ovid.

Notable people

  1. Alexander the Great

    in 336 BC

    1 moment here

    Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…

  2. Galen

    in 151

    1 moment here

    Galen of Pergamon was a Greek physician, surgeon, medical author, and philosopher active in the Roman Empire.…

  3. Nero

    in 67

    1 moment here

    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from 13 October 54 to 9 June 68. This chronology records securely documented physical…

  4. Ovid

    in 8

    1 moment here

    Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) was a Roman poet born at Sulmo. Educated in Rome, he later travelled in Greece, Asia Minor, and Sicily, though the…

  5. Paul the Apostle

    from 50 to 56

    3 moments here

    Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…

  6. Philip II of Macedon

    in 337 BC

    1 moment here

    King of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. Philip transformed Macedon into the dominant power in Greece through military reform,…

Moments

  1. 337 BC Camp near Corinth and League congress Philip II of Macedon
  2. 336 BC Met Diogenes at Corinth Alexander the Great
  3. 8 Embarkation at Cenchreae Ovid
  4. 50 Arrival and residence at Corinth Paul the Apostle
  5. 52 Vow observance at Cenchreae Paul the Apostle
  6. 56 Three-month stay in Greece, probably Corinth Paul the Apostle
  7. 67 Isthmian proclamation at Corinth Nero
  8. 151 Medical travel to Corinth Galen

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