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Asclepieia were sanctuaries dedicated to Asclepius, the god of healing. Visitors sought cures through purification, sacrifice, sleep rituals and the care provided…
Read story →At Epidaurus in the Argolid, a healing sanctuary of Asklepios became one of the best-known cult centres of the Greek world. Its…
Read story →Franchthi Cave was used from the Upper Palaeolithic through the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Its unusually long archaeological sequence documents changing diets,…
Read story →At Lerna on the Argolic Gulf, a large Early Bronze Age building roofed with clay tiles was found in the 1950s. Its…
Read story →Mycenae was one of the richest and most influential centres of Late Bronze Age Greece. Its walls, palace, shaft graves and monumental…
Read story →Nafplio was contested by Venice and the Ottoman Empire because of its protected harbour and access to the Argolid. Its castles, walls…
Read story →Nafplio served as the main political centre of the emerging Greek state before the capital moved to Athens. Its streets and monuments…
Read story →The Heraion was the great sanctuary of Hera, the chief goddess of Argos, set on terraces above the Argive plain. After a…
Read story →Ioannis Kapodistrias was assassinated in Nafplio in 1831 by members of the Mavromichalis family. The killing deepened instability and revealed the intensity…
Read story →In July 1822 the army of Mahmud Dramali Pasha became trapped in the Argolid after advancing toward Nafplio. Greek forces blocked the…
Read story →Tiryns in Argolis was a major Mycenaean citadel. Its enormous stone walls, covered galleries, gateways and palace complex demonstrate advanced engineering and…
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