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The 19 pages that link to Ancient Corinth, each with the reason it gives.

• SpartaCompared with: Its commercial character offers a contrast to Sparta’s reliance on land and helot labor.

• Archaic GreeceBroader topic: Its location and commercial power made it a major archaic center.

• Roman GreeceBroader topic: Its destruction and refoundation made Corinth a conspicuous center of Roman settlement.

• PolisBroader topic: Its strategic location supported trade and substantial regional influence.

• SyracuseRelated: Settlers from Corinth founded Syracuse in the eighth century BCE.

• PeloponneseBroader topic: Its position at the peninsula’s gateway brought wealth and influence.

• Achaean WarRelated: Its destruction gave the war its best-known human and urban consequence.

• League of CorinthBroader topic: The city hosted the council that organized the Greek states under Macedonian leadership.

• CassanderRelated: Cassander’s control of Corinth helped secure his influence over southern Greece.

• Antigonus II GonatasRelated: Control of Corinth gave Gonatas leverage over movement and alliances in southern Greece.

• First Epistle to the CorinthiansRelated: The congregation addressed by the letter lived in this diverse Roman city.

• Greek city-stateBroader topic: Its strategic location made Corinth a wealthy and powerful polis.

• Saronic GulfRelated: Its maritime routes connected the gulf with trade across the isthmus.

• First Peloponnesian WarRelated: Its rivalry with Athens helped draw the Peloponnesian League into the conflict.

• Isthmus of CorinthRelated: The city’s prosperity and strategic position were closely tied to control of the crossing.

• Sacred prostitutionBroader topic: Strabo’s report of a large group of sacred attendants was interpreted as evidence of temple prostitution.

• Corinth CanalRelated: The canal passes beside the city and supports its maritime traffic.

• Second Epistle to the CorinthiansNarrower topic: The letter addresses a Christian community in this major Roman city.

• DurrësRelated: Corinthians helped found Epidamnos, Durrës’s ancient predecessor.