267: lower city destroyed by Goths and Herulians
375: earthquake
395: city conquered by Alaric the Goth
521: earthquake
551: city destroyed by earthquake
6th-8th centuries: repeated invasions by Slavic tribes, settlement moves to Acrocorinth
10th century: lower town is inhabited
11th century: prosperity
1147: Norman invasion by Roger of Sicily, city plundered
1204: Geoffry de Villehardouin is granted Corinth after sack of Constantinople
1205-1208: Acrocorinth is besieged by William of Champlitte
1208: Greek tyrant Leo Sgouros kills himself by riding off the top of Acrocorinth
1208-1210: Acrocorinth continues to resist Geoffrey de Villehardouin and Otto de la Roche
1305: Corinth is site of tournament
1358: control transferred to Niccolo Acciajuoli
1390s: first of attacks by Turks
1430: control is by Palaeologi
1458: Turks finally conquer Corinth, city moves back up to Acrocorinth
16th century: lower town is reinhabited as well as upper town
1612: town controlled by Knights of Malta
1687: town is controlled by Venetians, lower city is burned and deserted
1715: Corinth retaken by Turks
1770: depopulation due to Turkish retaliation for Orloff revolt, repopulation by Albanians
1821-1830: Corinth liberated from Turks, city is destroyed
1831-33: Corinth considered as possible site for new national capital
1858: City destroyed by earthquake, New Corinth is founded
1896: Excavations begun by American School of Classical Studies at Athens
1981: earthquake