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Walking
in the footsteps of St. Paul, we next visited Ancient Corinth and the Acrocorinth. |
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overview of the archeological site of Ancient Corinth, with the Gulf of Corinth and part of
the mainland in the background. |
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| Mom
and Dad pose in front of the Fountain of Peirene, a natural spring that has been used since
ancient times. |
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| A
well-preserved carved cross and scrollwork on stones near the bema (podium) area
of the ruins. The bema was the area of Ancient Corinth where St. Paul spoke to the
Corinthians in AD 52. |
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view of the Acrocorinth with ruins from Ancient Corinth in the foreground. The Acrocorinth
is a limestone outcrop 575 m (around 1600 ft) high. |
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A
view of the area around Corinth as seen from part of the fortress of the Acrocorinth. |
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view of some of the fortifications on the Acrocorinth. The original fortress was built in
ancient times but was modified over the years by invaders, leaving a mix of Roman, Byzantine,
Frankish, Venetian, and Turkish ruins. |
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