Lechaion – Western Port of Corinth & Diolkos Terminus
lechaion-corinth-western-port
Archaic to Byzantine (c.600 BCE – 14th c. CE harbour)·Corinthian / Classical / Hellenistic / Roman· Corinthia, Corinthian Gulf coast, Lechaion plain, GR
About
About Lechaion – Western Port of Corinth & Diolkos Terminus
Corinth western port on Gulf – 3 km Long Walls from Acrocorinth, 3-basin harbour: outer circular 280 m, inner canal 600 m (3 m deep rock-cut). Hadrianic expansion. Linked to Kenchreai via Diolkos. Subsided 2–3 m Corinth Gulf fault 2nd–6th c., Danish Institute 2013–.
Why it mattersVerified harbour subsidence/silting marker for Mediterranean sea-level curves.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Harbour mole phasing
Theories
- 01Steady subsidence not quake
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Archaic
- Period
- Archaic to Byzantine (c.600 BCE – 14th c. CE harbour)
- Culture
- Corinthian / Classical / Hellenistic / Roman
- Builders
- Corinthian
- Purpose
- Corinth Gulf western harbour — 600 m Canopus-style canal + Long Walls, now 2–3 m subsided northwest of Corinth.
- Abandoned
- Abandoned
- Rediscovered
- Survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
Arch
Harbour peak
On the ground
Structures & features
37.9320° N · 22.8870° E · -2 m · 1 mapped feature
lechaion-corinth-western-port harbour mole
harbourMole at -2 m
37.9320° N · 22.8870° E