place
Corinthum
also: Corinth
Corinth, the great commercial city of the Isthmus, destroyed by L. Mummius in 146 BC and re-founded as a Roman colony by Caesar in 44 BC. Cicero invokes its destruction as the chronological boundary of the great age of Greek art (Verr. 2.1.55; De lege agr. 1.5) and Corinthian bronze as the type of high-end Roman acquisition (Pro Rosc. Am. 133).
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 13.33 §3 since he was at Corinth
Corinth, the great Greek commercial city sacked by Mummius in 146 BC. Cicero infers Tuditanus's rank in that campaign to place him correctly in his projected historical dialogue.
- On Duties §3.46 the destruction of Corinth
Rome razed Corinth in 146 BC after the Achaean War. Cicero counts this brutality, like the Athenian decree against Aegina, among acts wrongly pursued for apparent advantage.
- Tusculan Disputations §4.32 like Corinthian bronze taking the rust
Corinthian bronze was a famously prized alloy. Cicero's point is that gifted minds, like fine bronze, are slow to take the 'rust' of disease and quick to recover.