Imagining Ancient Corinth
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Editor
- John Gruber-Miller
Description
A born-digital textbook for Intermediate Greek students focused on the history and culture of Corinth.
Taken from the project website (accessed 2026-07-14):
Imagining Ancient Corinth: An Introduction to Greek Literature and Culture is a digital textbook designed to introduce students to their first authentic Greek texts as well as the cultural context of ancient Greece. This introduction to Greek literature and culture will appeal to students not only from Classical Studies, but also art, archaeology, Biblical Studies, history, and religion. The primary text of this website is Pausanias’ Description of Greece. ... In addition to Pausanias’ description of Corinth, you can find readings by other ancient writers about Corinth’s mythological past, panhellenic games, the sack of the city by the Romans, and its first Christians.