Ancient World

Argos, Peloponnese

Argos (; Greek: Άργος [ˈarɣos]; Ancient and Katharevousa: Ἄργος [árɡos]) is a city and a former municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the largest city in Argolis, having nearly twice the population of its capital, Nafplio. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 138.138 km2. It is 11 kilometres (7 miles) from Nafplio, which was its historic harbour. A settlement of great antiquity, Argos has been continuously inhabited as at least a substantial village for the past 7,000 years. A resident of the city of Argos is known as an Argive ( AR-ghyve, -⁠jyve; Ancient Greek: Ἀργεῖος). However, this term is also used to refer to those ancient Greeks generally who assaulted the city of Troy during the Trojan War; the term is more widely applied by the Homeric bards. Numerous ancient monuments can be found in the city today. Agriculture is the mainstay of the local economy.

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• ▸Khirbet Yajouz
• ▸Gothic secular and domestic architecture
• ▸Ancient Roman pottery

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