Enye yezindawo ezindala kakhulu namasiko amaningi eGrisi yiKorinte. Idume ngomsele wayo odumile, indlela ehanjwa yizinhlobo eziningi zemikhumbi nezihambi, idolobha lamanje linomoya ongenakuphikiswa womhlaba wonke. Vakashela eKorinte lapho-ke kungaba yinto enhle.
IKorinte itholakala phakathi kwe-Aegean kanye ne-Ionia Seas futhi iyisayithi ebelihlala izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Ebusheni bayo ize yafika imbangi yayo i-Athene futhi ubutha bayo buyenze yakha umfelandawonye neSparta, elinye idolobha elibalulekile-izwe laseGrisi lasendulo.
En ICoritnio umphostoli uPawulu wayeshumayela, eminyakeni engamashumi ayisihlanu eyinqaba ngemuva kokufa kukaKristu. Yize kwakuyindawo yemicimbi eminingi ebalulekile emlandweni waseGrisi, yaxoshwa kakhulu ngamaVisigoth nabanye abantu abangamakhosazana kangangokuba ekugcineni yashiywa, ngaphandle kwenqaba yayo enkulu eyayisebenza kwaze kwaba yizinsuku zokuzimela. Kepha uya kanjani eKorinte? Nsuku zonke kunezitimela eziyisithupha ezisuka e-Athene.
Uma kukhulunywa ngokusondela ku- Amanxiwa aseKorinte Kuyadingeka ukuthatha ibhasi bese wehla esitobhini se-Ishthoms ukuthatha elinye ibhasi futhi ufinyelele emanxiweni. La mabhasi ahamba njalo ngehora phakathi kuka-6 ekuseni no-9 ntambama esiteshini sase-Ermou. Bhala phansi le mininingwane esebenzisekayo:
- Eduze kwesiteshi kunesitolo esikhulu kanye namathaveni okudla okuthile okulula. Esiteshini samabhasi kukhona nendawo ekubhakwa kuyo kanti nasendleleni eya emanxiweni uzothola izindawo zokudla. Emgwaqweni kunamadokodo amaningi athengisa izithelo ezintsha, enye ikhofi endala nemigoqo.
- Emanxiweni kukhona izinsalela zemidlalo yaseshashalazini, umthombo, indawo engcwele yaseHera kanye nemnyuziyamu eqoqa izingcezu ezivela kumasayithi aseduze, ithempeli likaZeus nele-Octavia, phakathi kwabanye.
- Indawo yokuvubukula ivulwa ngo-8 ekuseni kuya ku-5 ntambama kusukela ngoMsombuluko kuya kuLwesihlanu, nangoMgqibelo nangeSonto kusukela ngo-8: 30 ekuseni kuye ku-3 ntambama. Ngokwengxenye yayo, umnyuziyamu uvulwa kusukela ngoLwesibili kuya kuLwesihlanu kusuka ngo-8 kuye ku-5 ntambama, ngoMsombuluko kusukela ngo-11 kuye ku-5 ntambama nangoMgqibelo nangeSonto kusukela ngo-8: 30 ekuseni kuye ku-3 ntambama.