Corinth - Temple of Apollo

Temple of Apollo Corinth Greece. The temple was built around 540 BC and was build as the predominant centerpiece of the city. The remains at Corinth show clearly a central forum/agora surrounded by shops and public buildings. Near by is the Bema seat in the forum - where Paul was persecuted by the local Jewish community and made to stand before the proconsole Gallio (Acts 18:12-17). Remains of temples are everywhere. At least 5 early Christian basilicas from later periods have ruins in this area. The Lechaion Way is an impressive road through ancient Corinth. Near the theater, there is an inscription in the paving stone stating that funds for the pavement were given by Erastus of Corinth which may well be the same Erastus mentioned in 2 Timothy 4:20.