Lechaion: the western port of ancient Corinth and its great basilica
Ancient Corinth had two ports, one on each sea. On the Saronic Gulf was Kenchreai, and on the Corinthian Gulf was Lechaion, through which the city traded with the western Mediterranean and Italy. A man-made harbour Lechaion was largely the work of human hands: the Corinthians dug basins into the shore and connected them to […]
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