The Temple of Isthmia is an ancient Greek temple on the Isthmus of Corinth dedicated to the god Poseidon and built in the Archaic Period. It is about 16...

Isthmia may refer to: Isthmia (sanctuary) at the east side of the Isthmus of Corinth, Greece The ancient Isthmian Games, held at the sanctuary Temple...

the territory of the ancient city-state of Corinth, it was famous in antiquity for the Isthmian Games and its Temple of Poseidon. Isthmia is located on...

Temple of Asclepius, Epidaurus, dedicated to Asclepius. Isthmus of Corinth: Temple of Isthmia, dedicated to Poseidon. Olympia, Greece: cult center of...

Queen of Corinth, a play by English dramatist John Fletcher, published in 1647 Corinthian bronze Corinthian helmet Isthmian Games Temple of Isthmia Dillon...

development and variety of their temple architecture. The Temple of Isthmia, built in 690–650 BCE was perhaps the first true Archaic temple. Its size, colonnade...

Corinth. Archaeological site of Isthmia, the place where the ancient Isthmian Games were held. It includes the ruins of Temple of Poseidon, the ancient stadium...

This list of ancient Greek temples covers temples built by the Hellenic people from the 6th century BC until the 2nd century AD on mainland Greece and...

(military camp); of a slightly later date is the Capitolium (temple of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva). The opus quadratum of the walls of the original castrum...

list of temples of Poseidon. Temple of Poseidon at Kalaureia Temple of Poseidon at Sounion Temple of Isthmia Temple of Poseidon (Tainaron) Temple of Poseidon...

territories. Examples of this were the Phoenician states of Tyre, Sidon and Carthage; the Italian maritime republics of Venice and Genoa of the Mediterranean;...

that is said to have sat at the far end of the bridge, intended to anchor the enemy ship. In Chapters 1.22-4-11 of his History, Polybius describes this device...

supported the building of monumental pyramids, temples, and obelisks; a system of mathematics, a practical and effective system of medicine, irrigation...

had a variety of ships that played crucial roles in its military, trade, and transportation activities. Rome was preceded in the use of the sea by other...

Vipsanius Agrippa for use against Sextus Pompey during the naval battles of the Sicilian revolt. The harpax allowed an enemy vessel to be harpooned and...

peoples of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Cambodia also participated in one of the most extensive sea-based trade networks of a single...

my Temple, under my name the whole universe will gather in it, and Magan and Meluhha will come down from their mountains to attend." — Inscription of cylinder...

well as the Temple. Tyre is listed among an alliance of ten nations that would conspire against God's people. Tyre is mentioned in the Book of Isaiah as...

Turkey in the port city of Bodrum, built from 1402 onwards, by the Knights of St John (Knights Hospitaller) as the Castle of St. Peter or Petronium. A...

control. Early electrum coins have been found at the Temple of Diana at Ephesus. The technique of minting coins arrived in mainland Greece around 550 BC...

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Koinē Greek: Περίπλους τῆς Ἐρυθρᾶς Θαλάσσης, Períplous tē̂s Erythrâs Thalássēs), also known by its Latin name as the...

(330 ft) of water off the Black Sea coast of modern Turkey. The team discovered three ancient wrecks to the west of the town of Sinop at depths of 100 m...

best sources over the type of ships they used and their purposes come from the reliefs from the various religious temples that spread throughout the land...

Longships were a type of specialised Scandinavian warships that have a long history in Scandinavia, with their existence being archaeologically proven...

reinstatement of democracy, a general Conon rebuilt the walls in 393 BC, founded the temple of Aphrodite Euploia and the sanctuary of Zeus Sotiros and...

built by humans. They constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of ancient Egyptian civilization. Temples and tombs built by a pharaoh famous...

The Museum of Ancient Seafaring (German: Museum für antike Schifffahrt) was installed in Mainz in 1994 in the former central covered market (before railway...

"canopy". A temple to Osiris was built by king Ptolemy III Euergetes, but according to Herodotus, very near to Canopus was an older shrine, a temple of Heracles...

capitolina, was kept in the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, so that others could be compared to it. The Roman system of measurement was built...

republics (Republic of Venice, Republic of Pisa, Republic of Genoa, Duchy of Amalfi, Duchy of Gaeta, Republic of Ancona and Republic of Ragusa) held a monopoly...