Approximately 10 kilometers from the village mills, the ruins of ancient Lerna, a place known in mythology by the struggle of Hercules with the Hydra, a dragon with the body and nine snake heads, who lived in a State. In fact, the myth of Hercules feat that symbolizes the efforts of the Achaeans to drain the infected members of the region. Despite their abundance of water favored the establishment of populations, leading to the area inhabited in the Neolithic Age and reached a peak in 3000 BC some, as demonstrated by the excavations and the American headsets.
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Ancient Lerna
February 6th, 2010Mycenae
February 6th, 2010
One of the most important archaeological sites, world-known. A symbol of heroic Greece, The Mycenae surrounded by the magic of the myth of the veil Atreides, the adventures of the ancient tragic stories.
Located in north-east of creek valley of Andhra Pradesh and a strategic point overlooking a lot of great roads.
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Assini
February 6th, 2010
It is located 10 km SE from Nafplio, built on a plain with citrus. Irrigated by the water source Anavalos. It has 1,279 inhabitants.
During the Mycenaean period or Assini connected by road to Mycenae and was its port. Homer mentions the “list of new (ship) between the towns had sent an army to Troy during the Trojan war.
Tiryns
February 6th, 2010
According to mythology created by the Cyclopes. Originally belonged to Danao and later in the offspring of Hercules. The findings of the excavations indicate that inhabited in Neolithic times. The edge of the beginning but the Proto Age (2500 BC) to continue in Mycenaean, when the city became the citadel of monumental form. He continued to live there after the Dorian invasion, to the Geometric period, when created and settlement outside the citadel. The decline began after the development of Argos, from which it was destroyed in 468 BC about. The residents left the area and others moved to Argos and others in today’s Porto Heli. Reoccupied the Byzantine. Near the ruins of the ancient city is built the present village, 7 km N of Nafplio.
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