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1. greekcitytimes.com › 2024/03/26 › argos-ancientArgos And The Ancient Castle Of Larissa - Greek City Times

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   Mar 26, 2024 · The Larissa Castle has been a commanding presence since early history, marking it a defining feature of Argos. You can enjoy beautiful views of it from virtually every spot in the city. 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 ...

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   The names of its rulers were thoroughly Hellenised, seemingly already by the time of Homer around the eighth century BC, so that no Pelasgian naming elements survived. Strabo expressed the opinion that the Larissa which some sources quote for this city is not the one mentioned by Homer in The Iliad. That was said to have been far from Troy and ...

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   When did Larissa become a city?

   • 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.

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   Why was Larissa called Larissa?

   • The city of Larissa was a 'deep-soiled' Pelasgian settlement which provided spearmen to Troy in the Trojan War. The name 'Larissa' was a common one for Pelasgian towns or cities. This particular example was probably founded by wandering tribesmen who settled in different parts of the Anatolian coast prior to the war.

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   When was lárissa conquered?

   • It was conquered by the Serbs in 1348 and in 1393 by the Turks, who held it until 1881, when Thessaly was annexed to the kingdom of Greece, beginning an exodus of Turkish residents, all of whom had left by the 1920s. In 1941 Lárissa was devastated by an earthquake, and it also suffered considerably during the German occupation (1941–44).

   Lárissa | Ancient City, Thessaly, Pelasgians | Britannica

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   Who lived in lárissa?

   • Since the 9th century it has been the seat of a bishop. 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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4. www.britannica.com › place › Larissa-GreeceLárissa | Ancient City, Thessaly, Pelasgians | Britannica

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   Lárissa, town and dímos (municipality), Thessaly (Modern Greek: Thessalía) periféreia (region), central Greece. It is located on the Pineiós (also called Peneus) Potamós (river). Since the 9th century it has been the seat of a bishop. In antiquity Lárissa was the seat of the Aleuad clan, founded by

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5. www.travel.gr › en › experiences-eeLarissa: The Ancient Fortress of Argos | travel.gr

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   Feb 14, 2024 · A shining symbol of this ageless city in Argolida is its fortress. The Larissa Castle has been a commanding presence since the mists of prehistory, marking it as a defining feature of Argos. Indeed, you can enjoy beautiful views from virtually every spot in the city. The name of the fortress, Larissa, itself whispers of ancient times, tracing ...

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7. www.argolisculture.gr › larissa-castle-argosLarissa Castle, Argos - Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

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   Larissa Castle, Argos. The history of the fortifications on Larissa Hill begins in prehistoric times and reaches the Greek revolution of 1821. Part of the long history of the city of Argos from prehistoric times, it was, from the first, a fortified observation post and the last line of defence for the city. The castle was first mentioned due to ...

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   Larissa ( / ləˈrɪsə /; Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa, pronounced [ˈlarisa] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 148,562 in the city proper, according to the 2021 census. [2] It is also capital of the Larissa regional unit.

9. www.atlasobscura.com › places › first-ancientFirst Ancient Theatre of Larissa – Larisa, Greece - Atlas Obscura

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   Mar 16, 2022 · The First Ancient Theatre of Larissa was constructed at the end of the 3rd-century BCE, during the reign of King Antigonus II Gonatas of Macedon. It is located on Frourio Hill, the most ancient ...