Misplaced Pages

Revision as of 14:56, 26 April 2020

Cromna or Kromna (Template:Lang-grc), was a town in ancient Corinthia.

Its site (discovered in 1960) is located near the modern Kato Examilia. Archaeological excavations have revealed tombs with pottery dating from the 7th century BCE.

In the Hellenistic area a wall was built across the isthmus that ran through the settlement and indeed the fact that a gate was located in the wall at this point may explain the growth of the settlement. The grave that was uncovered of an Agathon seemingly from Kromna is plausibly the grave of a defender of the Peloponnese from northern invaders and hence from Kromna in Arkadia.

References

1. ^ Stillwell, Richard; MacDonald, William L.; McAllister, Marian Holland, eds. (1976). "Kromna". The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton University Press.
2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
4. ^ The Isthmus of Corinth : crossroads of the Mediterranean world, David Pettegrew. p85

37°54′14″N 22°57′07″E / 37.904°N 22.952°E / 37.904; 22.952

This article about a location in ancient Corinthia is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Populated places in ancient Corinthia
• Former populated places in Greece
• Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Greece
• 1960 archaeological discoveries
• Ancient Peloponnese geography stubs