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Isthmus of Corinth, an Uncommon card
The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 51
- DEF
- 37
- Power
- 88
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 57,000
Power 88 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Isthmus of Corinth quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Isthmus of Corinth card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the first century AD the ______ Strabo noted a stele on the Isthmus of Corinth, which bore two inscriptions.
Answer
geographer. In the first century AD the geographer Strabo noted a stele on the Isthmus of Corinth, which bore two inscriptions. From the Isthmus of Corinth article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Mimosa. Mimosa 86,000 · Isthmus of Corinth 57,000 · Königssee 40,000 · Bud 31,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The 6.3 km wide Isthmus was known in the ancient world as the landmark separating the Peloponnese from mainland Greece.
- In the first century AD the geographer Strabo noted a stele on the Isthmus of Corinth, which bore two inscriptions.
- One towards the East, i.e. towards Megara, reading: "Here is not Peloponnesus, but Ionia" and the one towards the West, i.e. towards the Peloponnese: "Here is Peloponnesus, not Ionia", Plutarch ascribed the erection of the stele to the Attic hero Theseus, on his way to Athens.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Isthmus of Corinth article was read about 57,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 51 and blocks with 37: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Isthmus of Corinth (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Philos2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
