Corinth in the Ancient World
The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 336 BC to 151. The most recorded lives are Paul the Apostle, Alexander the Great and Ovid.
Notable people
Paul the Apostle
from 50 to 56
3 moments here
Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…
Alexander the Great
in 336 BC
1 moment here
Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…
Ovid
in 8
1 moment here
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) was a Roman poet born at Sulmo. Educated in Rome, he later travelled in Greece, Asia Minor, and Sicily, though the…
Galen
in 151
1 moment here
Galen of Pergamon was a Greek physician, surgeon, medical author, and philosopher active in the Roman Empire.…
Nero
in 67
1 moment here
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from 13 October 54 to 9 June 68. This chronology records securely documented physical…
Moments
- 336 BC Met Diogenes at Corinth Alexander the Great
- 8 Embarkation at Cenchreae Ovid
- 50 Arrival and residence at Corinth Paul the Apostle
- 52 Vow observance at Cenchreae Paul the Apostle
- 56 Three-month stay in Greece, probably Corinth Paul the Apostle
- 67 Isthmian proclamation at Corinth Nero
- 151 Medical travel to Corinth Galen