Corinth (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Sophrone Pétridès · 1913
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Description
Sophrone Pétridès's entry covers Corinth, Corinthus, a titular archiepiscopal see of Greece. Its origin belongs to prehistoric legend. About 1100 B.C. the Dorian invasion delivered the city from the Argives, making it the centre of Heracleid rule in Peloponnesus. It then waged successful wars against neighbouring cities, including Athens. A little later, under the Bacchiadae tyranny from 750 to 657 B.C., Corinth founded many colonies, among them Corcyra and Syracuse.
About 657 B.C. a revolution replaced tyranny with government based on popular election. From then Corinth took no great part in Greek history, except as the Isthmian games' scene and through the transit duty on all goods passing by its citadel. Its name scarcely appears during the Medic wars. After beginning the Peloponnesian war from 432 to 404, Corinth handed its direction to Sparta, later abandoning its alliance.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sophrone Pétridès |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |