About the place :
Six miles distance from the city of Mykenae (Mycenae), lay the
ancient city of Argos. Founded by Phoroneus and named after his
son, Argos is the second oldest city of Greece. In the old times,
it was of such significance, that Homer called all the
Peloponnesians and often the rest of Greeks, Argians.
During the 7th century BC, at the times of the tyrant Pheidon, who
introduced weights and measures in Peloponnese and according to
Aristotle he invented coinage, Argos reached its highest
power.
Unlike Sparta, the culture of Argos survived after the coming of
the Dorians. Though Argives were able warriors, defeating Sparta at
Hysiae and in the battle of Champions, at the same time they
cultivated the arts, producing masterpieces, reaching their highest
point culturally, at the times of Ageladas and Polykleitos.
Near the main Acropolis of the ancient Argos we choose to hide
another cache.
The main Acropolis called Larissa, with the medieval walls of
fortification, was founded in the 6th century BC. It took the name
after the daughter of Pelasgus, as well as two cities in Thessaly,
one in the sea and one in the river Peneus.
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