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The cutting of the canal in the Isthmus of Corinth was the work of:
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Η διάνοιξη της διώρυγας στον Ισθμό της Κορίνθου είναι έργο του:
- aPeriander of CorinthΠερίανδρου του Κορίνθιου
- bDemetrius the BesiegerΔημητρίου Πολιορκητή
- cCharilaos TrikoupisΧαρίλαου ΤρικούπηCorrect answer
- dIoannis KapodistriasΙωάννη Καποδίστρια
Why?
The Corinth Canal was dug in the years 1882–1893, by decision of the government of Charilaos Trikoupis. Periander and others in antiquity had thought of it, but the project was not carried out then.
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