Isthmia (sanctuary)
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Isthmia is an ancient sanctuary of Poseidon and important archaeological site and museum located on the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece. Situated on the territory of the ancient city-state of Corinth, it was famous in antiquity for the Isthmian Games and its Temple of Poseidon.[1]
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Ἴσθμια | |
Location | Kyras Vrysi, Corinthia, Greece |
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Region | Corinthia |
Coordinates | 37°54′57.3372″N 22°59′35.4084″E |
Type | Sanctuary |
History | |
Founded | 690 to 650 BC |
Periods | Archaic period-Late Antiquity |
Satellite of | Corinth |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | Oscar Broneer; Elizabeth Gebhard; Timothy Gregory |
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