Isthmia (sanctuary)

Isthmia is an ancient sanctuary of Poseidon and important archaeological site and museum located on the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece. Situated on the territory of the ancient city-state of Corinth, it was famous in antiquity for the Isthmian Games and its Temple of Poseidon.

Isthmia
Ἴσθμια
Shown within Greece
LocationKyras Vrysi, Corinthia, Greece
RegionCorinthia
Coordinates37°54′57.3372″N 22°59′35.4084″E
TypeSanctuary
History
Founded690 to 650 BC
PeriodsArchaic period-Late Antiquity
Satellite ofCorinth
Site notes
ArchaeologistsOscar Broneer; Elizabeth Gebhard; Timothy Gregory
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