The importance of the civilization of Argos can also be seen from Homer's epics in which all Greeks are called Argives, but also from the tragic poets whose many tragedies refer to Argos. One of the most important monuments found in the archaeological site of Argos is the pyramid of Ellinikos. It
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The Theater of Asclepius of Epidaurus was built on the western side of Mount Kynorti, at the end of the Classical era, around 340-330 BC, as part of the general reconstruction of the sanctuary and was used at least until the 3rd century. A.D. This unique monument, the most perfect and famous ancient
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(tel. 27530 23009, 27530 22666) The Asclepius of Epidaurus was the most famous Asclepius sanctuary in antiquity, with subsidiary sanctuaries in Athens, Kos and Rome. Official sanctuary of Epidaurus, religious and national center of Epidauria whose function goes back to the 6th century BC. Very
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It is a castle fixed on the mountain, which bears the same name as it and at an altitude of 289 meters above sea level. The view from the castle is magnificent. The entire Argolis stretches out in front of the visitor. The castle was built during prehistoric times and is newer than the
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The acropolis of Mycenae, built in a naturally fortified position, in the northeastern part of the Argolic plain, is one of the few cities of Greek prehistory that was never forgotten. According to mythology, Mycenae was founded by Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae, who led the first royal dynasty of
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(tel. 27520 22657) The low hill of Tiryns, at the 8th kilometer of the Argos-Nafplio road, was continuously inhabited from the Neolithic era until late antiquity. During prehistoric times the area flourished mainly during the early and late Bronze Age. In the second phase of the Proto-Hellenic era
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Mycenae Naturally fortified citadel that oversees the Argolic gulf and the roads to the hinterland. It has been inhabited since the Neolithic era, but its heyday is the late Bronze Age, the so-called Mycenaean (1550 - 1100 BC). In the 17th - 16th c. BC the rich tombs of precinct B, located outside
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