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Acrocorinthe. #acrocorinth #acrocorinthoscastle #acrocorinthos #acrocorinthfortress #forteresse #instapic #photooftheday #corinthmyglam (à Κάστρο Ακροκορίνθου) https://www.instagram.com/p/CThDROeM2QT/?utm_medium=tumblr
General view of the excavation at Corinth, acro-Corinth in background, Greece. 1906.
At about 80 km from Athens, where the Peloponnese peninsula starts, an imposing fortress stands on the Acrocorinth, the acropolis of ancient Corinth. The archaeological site, sitting on a 575-metre monolithic rock that dominates the plain, offers an extraordinary view towards the sea and has a history steeped in legend.
History
The Acrocorinth was continuously occupied from the archaic period until the early 19th century. Its fortress, one of the most impressive ones in Greece, is built on foundations dating from the Hellenistic period (3rd century BC). At that time, the city of Corinth was (together with Demetrias in Thessaly and Chalcis on the island of Euboea) one of the three "fetters of Greece", that is, garrison points used by Philip V of Macedon to control the Greek city-states.
In the 2nd century BC, the acropolis came under Roman rule, and the fortress was restored by Julius Caesar in 44 BC. In the Byzantine Era it was again reconstructed during the reign of Justinian the Great. In 1209, it was conquered by the Franks, following a years-long siege; several restorations date to its Frankish rule. It was again conquered by Theodore I Palaiologos, thus becoming part of the despotate of Morea, although briefly ceded to the Knights Hospitaller of Rhodes.
The moon rises above the castle of Acrocorinth, the acropolis of ancient Corinth, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Athens on May 6, 2020. Photo by Petros Giannakouris/AP
Acrocorinth - Greece #me #holiday #castle #greece #acrocorinth #travel 🇬🇷 (at Acrocorinth) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoHra2cgIW3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=noh7qkn4etco
This doesn’t look like much in the picture but in real life it was crazy high up 😱🏞 #acrocorinth #travel #corinth #greece #athens #castle (at Acrocorinth) https://www.instagram.com/p/BneV31QnXgJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rykt8vvjx0qj