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Ancient Helike Reveals How Earthquakes Shaped a Greek City’s Rise, Fall, and Return
Ruins of the ancient Greek city of Helike. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports The ancient Greek city of Helike (Greek: Ἑλίκη), once a thriving capital in Achaea, was destroyed by a powerful earthquake and tsunami in 373 BC. Located on the southwest shore of the Gulf of Corinth, the city sank beneath waves and sediment. Ancient writers described the disaster as a shocking event—one that wiped a town off the map overnight. For centuries,…
The ancient city of Helike capital of the region of Acaya, on the coast of the Gulf of Corinth in Greece, was shaken over and over again by earthquakes throughout its history but its inhabitants always found a way to get back up. A team of Greek and British researchers has passed more [...]
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