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1000places > To paraphrase one of our fellow travelers, there is "old" and then there is "way old." After several years exploring the "old" ruins of Mexico, Central and South America, we set off on November 28, 2006, to visit the "way old" ruins of Greece.

1000places > Our route would take us through 550 miles of mainland Greece, beginning and ending at Athens, through Corinth, Delphi, and Meteora.

1000places > CORINTH: ELEGANT RUINS IN GREECE'S FIRST "SIN CITY" - Our first stop was Corinth. In ancient times it was a rollicking town - one of Greece's richest trading centers and the site of a temple dedicated to Aphrodite, the goddess of love, where Greeks went to frolic with "sacred" courtesans.

1000places > CORINTH, GREECE - The wicked ways of the ancient Corinthians so raised the ire of St. Paul the Apostle that he spent 18 months preaching in Corinth from 51 to 52 A.D. before being dragged to this platform, called the bema, and accused of "persuading people to worship God in ways contrary to the law."

1000places > CORINTH, GREECE - The Temple of Apollo is Corinth's dominant feature. Built in 550 B.C., it was one of the buildings preserved by the Romans when they rebuilt the site in 46 B.C. (after having razed it a century before).

1000places > CORINTH, GREECE - Like many ancient Greek ruins, what remains of temple columns rise above vast amounts of fallen stonework.

1000places > CORINTH, GREECE - Below the Temple of Apollo is the Corinth agora - the marketplace. These are the remains of shops at the western end.

1000places > CORINTH, GREECE - The ruined archways call on our imagination to see the gleaming buildings that once were.

1000places > CORINTH, GREECE - Headless statues are tucked in small alcoves and beside stone walls. We learned that many were made intentionally with interchangeable heads that could be replaced when the city changed its mind on its rulers or heroes.

CORINTH, GREECE - The wicked ways of the ancient Corinthians so raised the ire of St. Paul the Apostle that he spent 18 months preaching in Corinth from 51 to 52 A.D. before being dragged to this platform, called the bema, and accused of "persuading people to worship God in ways contrary to the law."