Diolkos
Ancient Greece
The Statue of Emperor Nero in the Isthmus of Corinth
The forgotten statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom to a part of ancient Greece.
It is also a testament to the man who ordered that the Corinth...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Diolkos Stone Road Allowed Ships to Go From Ionian to Aegean
The Diolkos stone road, an ancient Greek engineering marvel, allowed ships to travel overland from the Ionian Sea to the Aegean, bypassing the Peloponnesian Peninsula.
Like the Corinth Canal, which was finally constructed millennia later, it made passage around the...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Roadway of Diolkos Undergoing Reconstruction
The ancient Diolkos, the cobblestone roadway for transporting ships from the Corinthian Gulf to the Saronic Gulf, is now being restored.