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[Corinth Monument] Peribolos of Apollo

The court to the north of Peirene was identified by Pausanias as the “Peribolos of Apollo” in which was an image of the god and a painting depicting Odysseus on his return from Troy expelling his wife, ... 32 m. by 23 m. and was ... expelling his wife, Penelope’s ... Peirene was Penelope’s aunt.

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[Corinth Monument] Bema

The Bema was a complex marble structure dating from the middle of the 1st century A.D. which dominated the face of the terrace of the Upper Forum at Corinth. It took the form of an open propylon with a ... pedestal measuring 15.6 x 7.2 m. ... north projected 3.00 m. above ... elders of Corinth’s synagogue,