Diolkos
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23689802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David K Pettegrew (0000-0003-0073-6045, Messiah College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah14086.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4206670442 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Diolkos is the toponymic term used by the geographer Strabo to denote the narrowest constriction of land within an isthmus. In the nineteenth century, scholars read the term as a causeway or railway used to transport ships and cargoes across the Isthmus of Corinth, a view that gained traction after the discovery of a physical limestone road on the western side of the Isthmus in the 1950s. Recent scholarship has downplayed the role of the road as a conduit for interregional commercial traffic and connected its construction and use to the growth of the Panhellenic sanctuary of Poseidon at Isthmia.
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |