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- Following his death, it was run by Theodoros Angelos, until 1212, and then it passed into the hands of the dukes of Athens, the de la Roche family, and in 1309 to the house of de Brienne.
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2 days ago · The fortress's name, Larissa, dates back to ancient times and is derived from a Pelasgian term for ‘fortified acropolis.’. The colossal stones that form part of its structure recall those used in the Cyclopean walls of Mycenae and Tiryns. In the 5th and 6th centuries BC, the citizens of Argos repaired and expanded these walls, laying new ...
Jan 31, 2024 · In antiquity Lárissa was the seat of the Aleuad clan, founded by Aleuas, who claimed descent from Heracles. The poet Pindar and the physician Hippocrates, attracted by the Aleuad court, died there. In 480 bce the Aleuads supported the Persians.
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The castle was first mentioned due to it being seized by Leontas Sgouros in 1203. Following his death, it was run by Theodoros Angelos, until 1212, and then it passed into the hands of the dukes of Athens, the de la Roche family, and in 1309 to the house of de Brienne.
The following lists contain the chronological order of the title King of Athens (also prescribed earlier as kings of Attica), a semi-mythological title. Earliest kings [ edit ] These three kings were supposed to have ruled before the flood of Deucalion .
- Bronze Age Period
- Archaic Period
- Classical Period
- Roman Period
- Archaeological Remains
Argos lies on the west side of the fertile Argolid plain in the eastern Peloponnese in Greece. The plain, which measures some 250 square kilometres (95 square miles), was well-watered thanks to rivers running down from the nearby western mountains. The Charadros river (today called the Xerias) ran past two sides of Argos. The site has been inhabite...
In ancient Greek mythology, the city gained its name from Argos (aka Argus), the son of Zeus and Niobe who reigned as the city's king and was famous for being covered in eyes or being 'all-seeing.' Homer's Iliad tells of Argos the city sending men to fight in the Trojan War, as being ruled by Diomedes who served as a vassal of King Agamemnon of Myc...
The role of Argos during the Persian Wars of the 5th century BCE is ambiguous, the city refused an invitation to join the Hellenic League of Greek states in 481 BCE and, thereafter, either remained neutral or even displayed pro-Persian sentiment. Nevertheless, it was during this period, and perhaps because of the turmoil in Greece, that Argos began...
Argos remained neutral during the wars of Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-336 BCE), the city again taking advantage of the political upheaval to this time reclaim Thyrea. However, in 272 BCE the city fell under the rule of pro-Macedonian tyrants. Argos then abandoned its isolationist policy and became a member of the Achaean League (c. 281-146 BCE), a...
Argos was excavated principally by the French School of Archaeology, and the archaeological remains visible today include Mycenaean, Greek and Roman structures. There are Mycenaean tombs (14th to 13th century BCE), an odeum for dramatic and musical performances (5th century BCE), the sanctuary of Aphrodite (430-420 BCE), the foundations and walls o...
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As the chief city of ancient Thessaly, Larissa was taken by the Thebans and later directly annexed by Philip II of Macedon in 344. It remained under Macedonian control afterwards, except for a brief period when Demetrius Poliorcetes captured it in 302 BC.
The following abridged list of rulers for the ancient Greek world is primarily for the rulers of the Hellenistic age (323–31 B.C.), after the time of Alexander the Great. In the preceding centuries, the dominant geopolitical unit was the polis or city-state.