Hexamilion wall

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The Hexamilion wall was a massive late Roman and Byzantine defensive fortification spanning the Isthmus of Corinth to protect the Peloponnese from northern invasions.

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Hexamilion wall canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine fortification
defensive wall
late Roman fortification
archaeologicalSite yes
associatedWith defense against Gothic invasions
defense against Ottoman expansion
defense against Slavic incursions
builtBy Byzantine Empire
Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
constructedAcross Isthmus of Corinth
controlledAccessTo Peloponnese
crossesBetween Gulf of Corinth
Saronic Gulf
crossesNear ancient site of Corinth
currentCountry Greece
damagedBy earthquakes
invasions
defensiveLineType land wall
fortifiedWith gates
towers
hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy American School of Classical Studies at Athens
hasSectionNear Acrocorinth
heritageStatus part of the archaeological landscape of Corinth
historicalEra Byzantine era
linked to: Byzantine period

Late Antiquity
historicalRegion Achaea
initialConstructionPeriod early 5th century AD
initialConstructionReignOf Theodosius II
length approximately 6 miles
locatedIn Greece
Peloponnese region
linked to: Peloponnese
locatedOn Isthmus of Corinth
materialUsed reused architectural spolia
stone
nameEtymology derived from Greek for "six miles"
nearModernSettlement Kalamaki
Loutraki
partOf fortifications of the Isthmus of Corinth
purpose defense of the Peloponnese
protection from northern invasions
remainsVisible yes
repairedBy Byzantine emperors
repairedDuring 14th century
15th century
reign of Justinian I
strategicFunction barrier between mainland Greece and the Peloponnese
usedDuring Byzantine period
Middle Ages
late Roman period

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Despotate of the Morea fortification Hexamilion wall