Argos

The city of Argos is one of the longest continuously inhabited places in the world.

Argos used to be one of the important centres of Mycenaean culture. The city flourished most under King Pheidon in the 7th century BC. At that time, the city boasted a pottery and bronze sculpture school, pottery workshops, tanneries and clothing manufacturers. There were also many celebrations, the most famous of which are the Nemean Games.

During the Peloponnesian Wars, Argos fought on the side of Athens against Sparta. In 494 BC, the city fell to Sparta in the Battle of Sepia. This caused a great decline of the city and political chaos, resulting in the non-participation in the Greco-Persian Wars, when the city remained neutral. However, this neutrality then brought diplomatic isolation to the city. Later, Argos played a minor role in the Corinthian-Spartan Wars, when it wanted to side with Corinth, but this never happened.

Argos is considered the home city of the entire Macedonian kingdom, whose more obscure leaders were Philip II. Macedon and Alexander the Great.

The city's most famous monument is the monastery of Panagia Katekrymeni, near which a shrine dedicated to the goddess Hera was found. Among the younger monuments are the local theatre, the baths and the Temple of Serapis. These were built here by the Roman emperor Hadrian.

This town has the same name as Iason's ship.