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Argos (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ɒ s,-ɡ ə s /; Greek: Άργος; Ancient and Katharevousa: Ἄργος) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and the oldest in Europe. [2]
The history of the museum began in April 1932, when the heirs of J. Kallergis donated the building to the Argos city council. [1] They in turn gave it to the Greek state along with the surrounding area on October 25, 1955. [2] The museum consists of two sections; the Kallergeio museum which was inaugurated in 1957 and the new section in 1961. [1]
Ancient Greeks by city-state (62 C) A. Achaean city-states (16 P) Aetolian city-states (1 P) Arcadian city-states (36 P) Ancient Argos (3 C, 5 P) ... Greece; Thera ...
This is an incomplete list of ancient Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece, and including settlements that were not sovereign poleis. Many colonies outside Greece were soon assimilated to some other language but a city is included here if at any time its population or the dominant stratum within it spoke Greek.
The Heraion of Argos (Greek: Ἡραῖον Ἄργους) is an ancient sanctuary in the Argolid, Greece, dedicated to Hera, whose epithet "Argive Hera" (Ἥρη Ἀργείη Here Argeie) appears in Homer's works.
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Dark blue with a stylized depiction of the city's main landmark, the White Tower, and an ancient Macedonian coin depicting Alexander the Great. Municipal flag of Patras. The seal of the city of Patras on a dark blue background with an outer gold border. 1896–Present: Municipal flag of Kallithea: Municipal flag of Rhodes (city).
About 2 km (1.2 miles) west of the village there is the Pyramid of Kefalari archeological site; one of two ancient sites with remnants of a pyramidal stone construction in Greece, both in Argolis. The Pyramid of Kefalari has a base of 7–9 m (23–30 ft).