Lucius Mummius Achaicus
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Lucius Mummius was a Roman statesman and general. He was consul in the year 146 BC along with Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus.
Roman general Lucius Mummius Achaicus leading The Sack of Corinth, by Thomas Allom
Lucius Mummius Achaicus entering Corinth following the Battle of Corinth (146 BC). The last day on Corinth, Tony Robert-Fleury, 1870
Ancient Corinth
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Corinth was a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese peninsula to mainland Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta. The modern city of Co
Lucius Mummius Achaicus
…consul thereby making him a novus homo. He received the agnomen Achaicus for his victories over the Achaean League destroying the famous ancient city of Corinth, at that time a leading city of the League, as part of his campaign. Mummius' victory over the Achaean League and the sack of Corinth placed Rome firmly…
Reconstruction of the city of Corinth
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The Temple of Apollo was built in the Doric order on the ruins of earlier temple, being a good example of peripteral temple, supported by 38 columns, 7 of which are still in place.
The archeological site located close to Temple of Apollo.