Isthmus of Corinth

The various allies, sure that it would be quite useless to try to defend the northern part of Greece any longer, retreated into the Peloponnesus, and, hoping to prevent the Persians from entering there, hastily began to build a huge wall all across the Isthmus of Corinth, which is only about five miles wide.

The Story of the Greeks 1894

The Huns, Bulgars (See 584–642), and other barbarian tribes crossed the Danube and raided the Balkan area as far south as the Isthmus of Corinth.

2. Eastern Europe, 500-1025 2001

The Greek army retreated to the Peloponnese and built a wall across the Isthmus of Corinth.

c. The Rise of the Athenian Empire 2001

At the same time Allied troops invaded Thessaly and a French force occupied the Isthmus of Corinth.

1917, May 5-19 2001

Many of the soldiers, however, felt that they were being subjected to danger unnecessarily, and insisted that they be allowed to retreat to the Isthmus of Corinth.

Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Charles Herbert Sylvester

Pho'cis, Breo'tia, and At'tica (the latter forming the eastern extremity of the whole peninsula); and Southern Greece, which the ancients called Pel-o-pon-ne'sus, or the Island of Pe'lops, which would be an island were it not for the narrow Isthmus of Corinth, which connects it on the north with Central Greece.

Mosaics of Grecian History Marcius Willson

An Isthmus, is a narrow neck of land that joins a peninsula to the continent, as the Isthmus of Corinth.

A Week of Instruction and Amusement, or, Mrs. Harley's birthday present to her daughter : interspersed with short stories, outlines of sacred and prophane history, geography &c. Unknown

Cephalonia; and from the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece.

A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Anonymous

The cutting of the Isthmus of Corinth was proposed in Nero's reign, and actually commenced in his presence; but abandoned because it was asserted that the level of the water in the Corinthian Gulf was higher than that in the Saronic Gulf, so that, if the canal were cut, the island of Aegina would be submerged.

Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars 39-65 Lucan

Greek states, was held on the Isthmus of Corinth, and plans for defense were considered.

Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Charles Herbert Sylvester