It's the ancients on History Hit. I'm Tristan Hughes your host and in today's podcast

we are focusing on the city of Corinth in late antiquity at a really really interesting

time because this is when we see this city undergo massive change it's rebranded it's

rebuilt. Certain buildings are destroyed certain pieces of sculpture are torn down and

you see the construction of new types of buildings particularly churches because yes this

is when Christianity really starts to take hold of Corinth when Corinth, shall we say,

became Christian. Now joining me to talk through this incredible topic I was delighted to

get on the show Dr. Amelia Brown from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.

Amelia has written all about Corinth in late antiquity and this radical transformation

so it was great to get on the show to talk through all things. Corinth in late antiquity,

how Corinth became Christian. Here's Amelia.

Amelia, thank you so much for coming on the show. You're welcome thank you for inviting

me to take part in this interview. No problem at all this is a great topic. Corinth in late

antiquity, how Corinth became Christian shall we say this is a time of mass destruction

of rebuilding of rebranding this is a city that is radically reshaped. Yes that's right Tristan

and my research has focused a lot on Corinth in late antiquity in particular because I thought

when I first came to research Corinth as a student at Berkeley and then later at the American

School of Classical Studies that Corinth was the most fascinating city strategically located

always important port but also that late antiquity was its most exciting era to study because of

the massive change of the landscape of the whole infrastructure and daily life of the city and

yet the continuities as well that went with that. Change and continuity. Amelia can we also say as

we kick off with the background that Corinth it's change in late antiquity. This city serves almost

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