Largely overlooked in the various studies of the site since the early 1900s, a partially preserved row of Archaic period columns marking the western limit of the upper forum at Corinth holds much potential to reveal the architectural history of the site in the time following the refounding of the city as a Roman colony in 44 BC. This talk explores the physical evidence of the colonnade, which may be seen as a remarkably early example of architectural spoliation. Moreover, if as has been frequently stated in publications, these columns were originally located within the cella of the nearby Archaic temple, we must re-evaluate the temple’s original appearance as well as the degree of its destruction in the sack of the city in 146BC.
Short bibliography and/or website on lecture topic:
Frey, J. M. “The Archaic Colonnade at Ancient Corinth: A Case of Early Roman Spolia,” American Journal of Archaeology 119.2 (2015)
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