Sicyon

Sicyon, an important city of ancient Greece, stood on a triangular plateau, between the rivers Asopus and Helisson, about 2 miles S. of the Corinthian Gulf and 7 NW. of Corinth. It was celebrated in antiquity for the unusual beauty of its bronze work, which exercised an important influence on the development of Greek art in general, and was the seat of a school of painting that included Pamphilus and Apelles, both natives of Sicyon. It was also the birthplace of Aratus (q.v.), the general of the Achaean League, and of Lysippus, the sculptor. There exist at the present day a few remains of the ancient city, as well as of the more modern buildings erected by the Roman conquerors of Greece. These have been in part excavated by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens since 1887.