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ARGOS
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ARGOS
Argos is located on the Peloponnese, on the prefecture of Argolida and is the biggest town of the prefecture, center of all commercial and industrial activities.
Argos is 135 Km. away from Athens (with which it is connected by road and rail) and 12 klm. away from Nafplion, the prefecture capital.
According to mythology the son of King Foreneus founded the “Foronikon Asty (City)” which is known by the name of his son: Argos.
Located in a very privileged position, with the Argolic valley spreading under its feet and the protection of the hills of Larisa and Dirada (known as Aspida, which means shield), the kingdom of Argos will play a crucial role to the wider territory of Argolis.
The city will reach its highest period of prime by the end of the 7th century BC, extending its influence and power to the whole region of Eastern Peloponnese.
Plenty of invasions and attacks will follow and finally Argos will be conquered by Romans, Venetians, Goths, Slavs and Byzantines.
During the Byzantine period, the city became a significant agricultural center but it will fall under the rule of the Franks (1212) , the Venetians, (1388-1463 and 1687 - 1715) and finally the Turks until 1821.
Today Argos is once again in one of its most flourishing states as the agricultural, industrial, and commercial center of Argolida. It greets and welcomes all its visitors by generously offering them its invaluable historical inheritance: The Acropolis of Larisa, the temple of Pythean Apollo and Athena ,the Mycenean graveyard of Deirada, the “Virgin of the Rock” (built on the ancient temple of Hera Akrea), the 20.000 seat ancient theatre of Nympheum where the 4th International assembly took place, the Roman baths, the Ancient Agora, and the temple of Aphrodite.
Further down the list of important sites we find the churches of Saint Peter, Bishop of Argos and that of Saint John, the barracks of Kapodistrias and many other noteworthy neoclassic buildings. In the house of Kallergis, which is also a neoclassic building, one of the most important museums of Greece is to be found and that is the museum of Argos.
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