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One of this king's own sons is Lethus, who becomes the first-known ruler of the Anatolian city of Larissa (probably not within the Troad). These personal names, first recorded in part by Homer around the eighth century BC, have already been thoroughly Hellenised, leaving no trace of their original nature (if the bearers of those names had ...
Mar 26, 2024 · The then-newly appointed Greek commander, Theodoros Kolokotronis, assessed the necessity of capturing the fortress to distract the enemy and gain invaluable time. Kolokotronis initially dispatched 100 select fighters, later bolstered by additional forces to reach 700 under Dimitrios Ypsilantis.
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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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Larissa (also spelled Larisa) was the leading city of Thessalia in the Vth and IVth centuries B. C. Thucydides, in his Histories, II, 22, 3, mentions it first among the Thessalian cities that sent troops to help Athens against Sparta in 431, at the beginning of the Peloponnesian war, and gives the name of two generals from Larissa, one from each...
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.
Oct 28, 2019 · Ancient Argos was built in the Late Bronze Age on two hills: Aspis and Larissa, 80 m (262 ft.) and 289 m (948 ft.) in height respectively. It prospered as a Mycenaean centre but was at that time smaller than its neighbours Mycenae and Tiryns.
Feb 14, 2024 · The name of the fortress, Larissa, itself whispers of ancient times, tracing back to 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 ...
