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Acrocorinth Castle

    The castle of Acrocorinth is situated on the 575 m. homonym rock - staging ground, according to the mythology, of god Helios. The existence of water in the rock, which was fortified for the first time during the era of Cerumens, is attributed to the king Sisyphus. On the 4th The castle of Acrocorinth is situated on the 575 m. homonym rock - staging ground, according to the mythology, of god Helios. The existence of water in the rock, which was fortified for the first time during the era of Cerumens, is attributed to the king Sisyphus. On the 4th century. After the suicide of the sovereign Leon Sgouros (Lion the Curly), the Franks got the castle repaired, which will be occupied afterwards by Italian families, whilst during the 14th century it is occupied by Theodoros Palaiologos. After the first Ottoman domination the castle is held by the Venetians, who repaired and brought to its current state. The second Ottoman domination was terminated on 1827 with the liberation of Acrocorinth and the city of Corinth.

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    • 1000-900 BC First inhabitants
    • 8th century BC: Colonies of Corfu, Syracuse, Potadeia, etc.
    • 700-338 BC: Cerumens, fortification of Acrocorinth
    • 365 BC: Timoleon
    • 338-243 BC: Macedonians
    • 243- 223 BC: Aratus - Achaean League
    • 146 BC: Lucius Mummius the Achaean
    • 44 BC: Ceasar- Laius Julia Corinthiensis
    • 66 AD: Nero
    • 350-1202 AD:Byzantines
    • 1147-1150 AD:Normans - Roger of Sicily
    • 1203-1210 AD: Leon Sgouros
    • 1210-1259 AD:Franks: Geoffrey I Villehardouin
    • 1259-1359 AD: Acciaioli of Florence
    • 1359-1458 AD:Byzantines (1400-1404 Knights of Rhodes)
    • 1458-1687 AD: A’ Turkish rule
    • 1687-1715 AD: Venetian rule
    • 1715-1827 AD: B’ Turkish rule
    • 1827 AD: Liberation of Corinth

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