First-century Corinth was the leading commercial center of southern Greece.1 Its favorable geographical situation contributed to this, for it was located on the isthmus connecting northern Greece with the Peloponnesus, and it boasted two harbors, Lechaeum to the west and Cenchreae to the east.2 It thus became an emporium for seaborne merchandise passing in either direction, and a considerable number of roads converged on it.3 Sailors were able to avoid the dangerous route