Lechaeum

Lechaeum or Lechaion, also called Lecheae and Lecheum, was the port in ancient Corinthia on the Corinthian Gulf connected with the city of by means of the Long Walls, 12 stadia in length.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient port of Corinth, Greece
  • Also known as: “Lechaio”, “Lechaion”, and “Lechaion Harbor”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Early Christian Basilica of Lechaeum and Pirene fountain.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 280 metres southwest of Lechaeum.

Ruins
Photo: MM, Public domain.
Pirene or Peirene is the name of a fountain or spring in Greek mythology, physically located in . It was said to be a favored watering-hole of Pegasus, sacred to the Muses. is situated 3½ km south of Lechaeum.

Temple
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km south of Lechaeum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancient Corinth and Corinth.

Village
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Corinth was a city-state on the , the narrow stretch of land that joins the peninsula to the mainland of , roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta. is situated 3 km south of Lechaeum.

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or Korinth is one of the oldest towns of , a port and the capital of the homonym .

Town
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is a village in the municipal unit of Assos-Lechaio in , . It is situated on the coast of the , 8 km west of and 12 km southeast of . is situated 3½ km west of Lechaeum.

Lechaeum

Latitude
37.93493° or 37° 56′ 6″ north
Longitude
22.88706° or 22° 53′ 13″ east
Open location code
8G94WVMP+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2334980208
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q57961021
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Lechaeum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Lequeu”
  • Chinese: “利開翁”
  • Chinese: “勒开翁”
  • French: “Léchaion”
  • German: “Lechaion”
  • Greek: “Αρχαίο Λέχαιο”
  • Greek: “Λέχαιον”
  • Italian: “Lecheo”
  • Latin: “Lechaeum”
  • Polish: “Lechajon”
  • Russian: “Лехей”
  • Spanish: “Lequeo”

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