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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Despotate of the Morea → fortification → Hexamilion wall ⓘ