Corinth

The ancient city of Corinth was located in a strategic position and was the most important trade hub in ancient Greece. It was the main rival of Athens, which eventually gained the upper hand. The team of ‘Fab Drone’ produced a beautiful video showing the exact area that the ancient city was spread across.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen using cutting-edge technology to investigate the Corinthian port of Lechaion uncovered a well-preserved wooden caissons and also found that the port’s entrance canal was larger than previously believed. Lechaion is just one of the two Corinthian ports active from the 6th century BC to the 6th century AD.

The image of a Turkish warship passing through the Corinth canal is not a usual occurance. The ship in question is the anti-torpedo ship Sokullu Mehmet Pasa. The video has gone viral with a number of viewers believing that the ship had something to do with two frigates around the Aegean between Lesbos and Chios in violation of Greek territorial claims.

Archaeological excavations at the site of the Asklepieion in ancient Pheneos, in the Peloponnese, have yielded impressive findings.

Corinth Vice-Mayor P. Kalliris invited volunteers to change the face of the bridge over the Corinth Isthmus on September 1 by painting it bright yellow. Photos were taken by Mayor Petros Tatoulis who worked side by side with the volunteers. The only smirch to the selfless act of charity was a document stating that the “free” work had already been commissioned for 24.6 million euros:

Impressive findings have been unearthed in archaeological excavations in the mountainous part of Corinth prefecture, in the Peloponnese (southern Greece), over the recent period.

A coroner was on Monday due to examine the body of a 59-year-old man who died on Sunday night when six hooded assailants burst into his home in Megara, north of the Corinth Canal. It is likely the man suffered a heart attack.

The would-be robbers appear to have fled when the 59-year-old collapsed. A hunt is under way for the suspects.

Police in the Peloponnese were on Tuesday seeking the perpetrators behind two armed robberies – one at a post office in Aigio and the other at another post office in nearby Kalavryta.

In the first raid, two masked gunman netted around 5,000 euros, according to police who believe the same two robbers targeted the second post office where roughly the same sum was netted.

Traffic was expected to be disrupted on a section of the national highway between Corinth and Patra in the Peloponnese from Thursday evening to early Friday morning for roadworks, it was announced on Thursday.

Building permits will as of January 2 be issued electronically, the government has said.

According to the new scheme, which is based on legislation passed in 2011, engineers will be able to submit all the necessary documents and make applications online.