Biblical city
Corinth
Corinth, Greece · Achaia
Straddling the isthmus between two harbors, Corinth was wealthy, diverse, and morally notorious. Paul spent eighteen months there and wrote at least two letters addressing its divisions and disorder (Acts 18). The ruins include the temple of Apollo and the bema where Paul stood before Gallio.
History in Scripture
Paul spent eighteen months here with Priscilla and Aquila, was brought before the proconsul Gallio, and later wrote two searching letters to a gifted and divided church.
The ancient city
Corinth controlled the isthmus between two seas, dragging ships across the diolkos, hosting the Isthmian Games and carrying a reputation for wealth and immorality — a Roman colony refounded in 44 BC and full of newcomers.
The site today
Ancient Corinth is an archaeological site with the Temple of Apollo, the bema where Paul stood and the Gallio inscription anchoring New Testament chronology.
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Sources & notes
Description summarizes standard historical and archaeological reference works. Imagery is added separately and is labeled by type.