Ancient Korinth

Marinos Rooms is located in the small village of Ancient Korinth, site of the ancient city of the same name. The archaeological excavations are only a short 5-minute walk from the hotel. Just above the hotel is Akrokorinth, the acropolis of the ancient city, with its classical and Byzantine-period fortifications.

The city was founded in the Neolithic Age, circa 6000 B.C., according to myth by Corinthos, a descendant of the god Helios. This first city was destroyed around 2000 B.C. In the Bronze Age the Dorians attempted a Mycenaean palace-city, where, according to a legend, Sisyphus was the founder of a race of ancient kings. In classical times the city rivalled Athens and Thebes in wealth, based on the Isthmian traffic and trade: in the 7th century B.C. the Diolkos, a stone-build overland ramp, was buildt for dragging ships over the Isthmus. The Romans destroyed Corinth in 146 B.C. and Julius Caesar refounded it in 44 B.C.. It was noted for its wealth, and for the luxurious and vicious habits. The apostle Paul visited the city in 51 and 58 A.D.. In this time the Epistle to the Romans and the Epistle to the Corinthians was written. Acrocorith was fortified during the Byzantine Empire and is now one of the most important medieval castle sites of Greece.