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temple apolloThe Temple of Apollo, with its seven Doric columns made of tufa and covered with white stucco, , is one of the few surviving buildings from the Classical Greek period, dates to the 6th or 5th century BC. Smaller excavations surround the main site. In one is a Roman odeon, also endowed by Herodes Atticus,; a large Greek theater (used by the Romans for gladiatorial sea battles), and an Asklepion. This temple is at the highest point on the site of ancient Corinth.

The site museum is open in summer Mon noon-7pm, Tues-Sun *:30 to 7pm; winder daily 8am-5pm, and is included in site admission. It houses a large collection of domestic items, mosaics (both Roman and Greek) and a frieze depicting the labors of Hercules ( in Greek Iraklis), several of which were performed in the surrounded area. Beautiful Archaic ceramics with oriental decoration are also here-vases with plant motifs in black and some variant of red. These had been major export items from Corinth during the 8th-7th centuries BC. There are also sphinx statues from the 6th century BC, a gallery of Roman antiquities, and huge statues of captives from the agora.

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