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Study of the City of Corinth. Geography History Religion Archeology. The Reconstruction of Corinth ordered by Caesar
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Study of the City of Corinth • Geography • History • Religion • Archeology
The Reconstruction of Corinth ordered by Caesar Now after Corinth had remained deserted for a long time, it was restored again, because of its favorable position, by the deified Caesar, who colonized it with people that belonged for the most part to the freedmen class. And when these were removing the ruins and at the same time digging open the graves, they found numbers of terra-cotta reliefs, and also many bronze vessels. And since they admired the workmanship they left no grave unransacked; so that, well supplied with such things and disposing of them at a high price, they filled Rome with Corinthian "mortuaries," for thus they called the things taken from the graves, and in particular the earthenware
Ac 19:22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a sea Ro 16:23 Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. 2Ti 4:20 Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletu
Strabo, Geography, 8.6.20-23(Late 1st Century BCE-Early 1st Century) The Wealth of Corinth [8.6.20] Corinth is called "wealthy" because of its commerce, since it is situated on the Isthmus and is master of two harbors, of which the one leads straight to Asia, and the other to Italy; and it makes easy the exchange of merchandise from both countries that are so far distant from each other. And just as in early times the Strait of Sicily was not easy to navigate, so also the high seas, and particularly the sea beyond Maleae, were not, on account of the contrary winds; and hence the proverb, "But when you double Maleae, forget your home." At any rate, it was a welcome alternative, for the merchants both from Italy and from Asia, to avoid the voyage to Maleae and to land their cargoes here. And also the duties on what by land was exported from the Peloponnesus and what was imported to it fell to those who held the keys. And to later times this remained ever so. But to the Corinthians of later times still greater advantages were added, for also the Isthmian Games, which were celebrated there, were wont to draw crowds of people.
Ac 27:9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, {the fast: the fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month}
CONTEXT, CONTEXT, CONTEXT 1 Co 6:9 ¶ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionist, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Master Yeshua, and by the Spirit of our God.
Temple of Aphrodite on the Aco-corinth www.holylandphotos.com
The Summit of the Acrocorinth by Strabo Now the summit has a small temple of Aphrodite; and below the summit is the spring Peirene, which, although it has no overflow, is always full of transparent, potable water. And they say that the spring at the base of the mountain is the joint result of pressure from this and other subterranean veins of water--a spring which flows out into the city in such quantity that it affords a fairly large supply of water. And there is a good supply of wells throughout the city, as also, they say, on the Acro-corinthus; but I myself did not see the latter wells. At any rate, when Euripides says, "I am come, having left Acro-corinthusthat is washed on all sides, the sacred hill-city of Aphrodite," one should take "washed on all sides" as meaning in the depths of the mountain, since wells and subterranean pools extend through it, or else should assume that in early times Peirene was wont to rise over the surface and flow down the sides of the mountain
The Cult of Aphrodite Strabo’s comments about Corinth: And the temple of Aphrodite was so rich that it owned more than a thousand temple slaves, courtesans, whom both men and women had dedicated to the goddess. And therefore it was also on account of these women that the city was crowded with people and grew rich; for instance, the ship captains freely squandered their money, and hence the proverb, "Not for every man is the voyage to Corinth." Moreover, it is recorded that a certain courtesan said to the woman who reproached her with the charge that she did not like to work or touch wool: "Yet, such as I am, in this short time I have taken down three webs." Compare to 1 Corinthians 6:1-20
Asclepius - son of Apollo; a hero and theRomangod of medicine and healing; hisdaughterswereHygeia and Panacea The ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, worshiped by the Romans as Aesculapius.
The Isthmian games were held near Corinth, in a rural sanctuary on the Isthmos, that is the small neck of land that connects the Peloponnesian peninsula with Central Greece. They were organized by the city Corinth, until 146 BC, when Corinth was completely destroyed by the Romans. For some time the games moved to the city Sicyon. In 40 BC Corinth got hold of the organization again and about AD 40 the games moved back to the Isthmos. The Isthmian games were part of the periodos. They were held in the spring of the first and the third year of every olympiad. The games were dedicated to Poseidon and to Palaimon, a hero from one of the foundation myths. Already in the eleventh century BC, there was a cult place for Poseidon on the Isthmos. The temple was built in the early seventh century and the games were founded in 582 BC.
The program consisted of three parts. The horse races were the most important part for these games, for Poseidon was the patron of this sport. Besides there were athletic contests and from the fifth century onwards also musical contests The prize was originally a crown of pine branches. In the fifth century BC, this was replaced by a crown of dried celery. The participants came from all over the Greek world. Only for the inhabitants of Elis it was forbidden to attend the Isthmian games. Consequently they could never become periodos-winners. In the first century AD, there were also Isthmian contests for girls. The Isthmian games were used by many (e.g. the Roman Flamininus ) as a forum for political propaganda. The Isthmos was easy to reach both from land as from sea, and was therefore a natural meeting place. Moreover, Corinth was a large and important city, unlike Elis or Delphi. http://ancientolympics.arts.kuleuven.be/eng/tb003en.html
Ac 18:12 ¶ And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat, (Bema) 13 Saying, This fellow persuaded men to worship God contrary to the law 14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: 15 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
Gallio was the proconsul of Achaia while Paul was in Corinth (Acts 18:12). To view the “bema” in Corinth, before which Paul appeared in the presence of Gallio, The inscription is written in Greek and is a copy of a decree of the Roman Emperor Claudius (A.D. 41–54) who commanded L. IuniusGallio, the governor, to assist in settling additional elite persons in Delphi—in an effort to revitalize it. The inscription dates between April and July A.D., 52, and from it, it can be deduced that Gallio was the proconsul of Achaia in the previous year. Thus Paul’s eighteenth month stay in Corinth (Acts 18:1–18) included the year 51. This inscription is critical in helping to establish the Chronology of Paul as presented in the book of Acts. Text taken from holylandphotos.com
Imperial Priest of Rome 1 Co 11:4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonored his head.
Modest Roman wife with the Palla 1Co 11:5 But every woman that prayed or prophesied with her head uncovered dishonored her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. 1Co 11:6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
