Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Corinth: 338-196 BC [Hardcover]

List of Figures  List of Maps  Acknowledgements  Abbreviations  1. Corinth, The Gateway of Isthmian Poseidon   2. Corinth in the Age of Philip II and Alexander III, 338-323 B.C.  3. The Corinthian Troubles, Corinth and the Diadochoi, 323-301 B.C.  4. Antigonos Gonatas and Corinth, The Passion of his Life   5. Monuments and Cult in Early Hellenistic Corinth  6. The Achaian Interlude, 243-224 B.C. From Liberation to Rebellion  7. The End of Macedonian Corinth  8.Conclusions and Reflections  Bibliography

Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Corinth, 338-196 B.C. challenges the perception that the Macedonians' advent and continued presence in Corinth amounted to a loss of significance and autonomy. Immediately after Chaironeia, Philip II and his son Alexander III established close relations with Corinth and certain leading citizens on the basis of goodwill (eunoia). Mutual benefits and respect characterized their discourse throughout the remainder of the early Hellenistic period; this was neither a period of domination or decline, nor one in which the Macedonians deprived Corinthians of their autonomy. Instead, Corinth flourished while the Macedonians possessed the city. It was the site of a vast building program, much of which must be construed as the direct result of Macedonian patronage, evidence suggests strongly that those Corinthians who supported the Macedonians enjoyed great prosperity under them. Corinth's strategic location made it an integral part of the Macedonians' strategy to establish and maintain hegemony over the mainland Greek peninsula after Philip II's victory at Chaironeia. The Macedonian dynasts and kings who later possessed Corinth also valued its strategic position, and they regarded it as an el"