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Looking west over the Bay of Argolis from the balcony of our hotel room in the Nafplia Palace.
Nauplion, Greece
© 2005 E. Brundige
Illustration for my Ancient Greece Odyssey, Part 5: Mycenae, Tiryns, Nauplion.
Mycenae, Argolis, Greece. July 1981. Probably first settled in about 5,000 BC by pre-Hellenic Pelasgian people before the Greek tribes emigrated to the region in 3,000-2,000 BC. Mycenae became a major power in about 1,550 – 1,450 BC and dominated the Aegean until 1150 BC when Mycenae was destroyed by Dorian Greeks invading from the north, although another theory is that the enigmatic and highly destructive ‘Sea Peoples’ destroyed it and many other Mediterranean civilisations at the time, ushering in the Greek Dark Ages. Mycenae eventually re-established itself about 950 BC but never regained its former glory and was raised to the ground by Argos in 468 BC. Yet again, resettlement occurred but by the time the Romans invaded Hellenistic Greece in 31BC the city had been abandoned. At Mycenae’s height, a formidable fortress, containing monumental palaces and temples, guarded the city and this was rebuilt in 1,350 BC with massive stones. Pictured is the Lion Gate, entrance to the city.
"Nemea (/ˈniːmiə/; Greek: Νεμέα) is an ancient site in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. Formerly part of the territory of Cleonae in Argolis, it is today situated in the regional unit of Corinthia. The small village of Archaia Nemea (formerly known as 'Koutsoumadi' and then 'Iraklion') is immediately southwest of the archaeological site, while the new town of Nemea lies to the west.
"Here in Greek mythology Heracles overcame the Nemean Lion of the Lady Hera, and here during Antiquity the Nemean Games were played, in three sequence, ending about 235 BCE, celebrated in the eleven Nemean odes of Pindar."
Source: Wikipedia
Blick vom Burgberg Akronauplia auf die Altstadt und das Hafengebiet
Weitere Erläuterungen zu Nafplio siehe
Balcony on an upper-floor hotel room in the Nafplia Palace in Nauplion, looking over the Bay of Argolis. The little fortress in the harbor is about 300 years old, I think.
The hotel is built atop a crag inside the walls of a Venetian fortress.
© 2005 E. Brundige
Illustration for my Ancient Greece Odyssey, Part 5: Mycenae, Tiryns, Nauplion.
"Epidaurus (/ˌɛpɪˈdɔːrəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἐπίδαυρος Epidauros) was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf.
"Epidaurus was independent of Argos and not included in Argolis until the time of the Romans. With its supporting territory, it formed the small territory called Epidauria. Reputed to be founded by or named for the Argolid Epidaurus, and to be the birthplace of Apollo's son Asclepius the healer, Epidaurus was known for its sanctuary situated about five miles (8 km) from the town, as well as its theater, which is once again in use today. The cult of Asclepius at Epidaurus is attested in the 6th century BC, when the older hill-top sanctuary of Apollo Maleatas was no longer spacious enough.
"The asclepeion at Epidaurus was the most celebrated healing center of the Classical world, the place where ill people went in the hope of being cured. To find out the right cure for their ailments, they spent a night in the enkoimeteria, a big sleeping hall. In their dreams, the god himself would advise them what they had to do to regain their health. Within the sanctuary there was a guest house with 160 guestrooms. There are also mineral springs in the vicinity, which may have been used in healing.
"The prosperity brought by the asclepeion enabled Epidaurus to construct civic monuments, including the huge theatre that delighted Pausanias for its symmetry and beauty, used again today for dramatic performances, the ceremonial hestiatoreion (banqueting hall), and a palaestra. The ancient theatre of Epidaurus was designed by Polykleitos the Younger in the 4th century BC. The original 34 rows were extended in Roman times by another 21 rows. As is usual for Greek theatres (and as opposed to Roman ones), the view on a lush landscape behind the skênê is an integral part of the theatre itself and is not to be obscured. It seats up to 14,000 people."
Source: Wikipedia
Argos
The coinage of Argos c. 370-350
Stater (Silver, 12.12 g 3), c. 370-350. Head of Hera to left, her hair flowing down the back of her neck, wearing stephane ornamented with palmettes, elaborate earring and a necklace of pearls. Rev. Two dolphins, one above the other, swim in a circle to right; between them, swan standing right, with spread wings, preening itself. BMC 33-41 var. Traité III, 624, pl. CCXV, 17 (same dies). Extremely rare. Attractively toned and with an exceptionally lovely head of Hera. Good very fine.
Ex Hess-Leu 45, 12 May 1970, 206. The stater coinage of Argos was produced in what seems to be a maximum of sixteen issues (perhaps fewer if related symbols are joined together). The symbols known to us are: Bucranium (Traité 616), Corinthian helmet between E-M (Traité 617 and below 1066), Crab (BMC 40, and below 1061), Ivy leaf and helmet (BMC 37), Ivy spray (BMC 39), African male head (Traité 623), Pillar fountain (BMC 41), Pomegranate and EN (SNG Cop 24 = Photiades Pasha 1111), Star of ten rays (BMC -, below 1064), Swan (Traité 624 and this lot), Tripod with ivy leaves and DI (Traité pl. CCXV, 15), Tripod with ivy leaves, DI and rose (below 1063), Vine with grapes (BMC 38 and below, 1065), Wolf left (BMC 33 – there is also a forgery by Christodoulos of this), Wolf right (BMC 34-35 and lot 1062 below), and Wolf forepart right (BMC 36 and Dewing 1924 – Traité 620 identifies this as the forepart of a lion in error). There are, however, enough stylistic differences between the obverse dies to make it certain that they were engraved by different artists. Nevertheless, there seem to be quite a few die links (see below, the notes to 1061 and 1063) and there are relatively few dies, which indicates that they were minted over a relatively limited period of time. The staters here fall into three distinct groups: 1) 1058, with head left, seems to stand at the beginning; 2) 1061-1065 seem to all be linked and form one large group with other known coins of types not in the BCD collection – this is surely the main series; 3) 1066 seems to be an outlier, linked with the African head type as Traite III, 623, and is possibly the latest issue.
LHS96, 1058
Mycenae was an important city in ancient times, centrally located in the Greek landscape of Argolis 25 km southwest of Corinth, and once the main political and cultural center of the Mycenaean civilization named after Mycenae.
The impressive royal fortress (the "acropolis") of Mycenae was inhabited only by the ruling class: working and merchants lived well beyond the walls. The fortress is surrounded by a 900 m long and on average 6 m thick wall, built of giant ("cyclopean") stone blocks of various sizes.
View from the top of the remains showing the relatively hollow walls.
This modest pyramid in Argolis is the best preserved of the few visible in Greece. With its internal chamber and entrance passage, it's hard to avoid the obvious interpretation of it as a tomb. It is mentioned by the traveller and writer Pausanias (2nd century AD) as being associated with legends of some 3000 years previously. However, many modern scholars date it to merely 4th century BC.
Off the tourist trail but not hard to find. One other solitary photographer turned up just after me and we did a sort of dance round it, keeping out of each other's shots.
In the Museum of Mycenae. Copies of the originals, which are in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Excavated by Heinrich Schliemann, who believed it to be the Death Mask of Agamemnon
Redelijk op tijd weg naar Mycenae, het centrum van de Mycenaean wereld, een stad gebouwd tegen een heuvel. Toegang via de Leeuwenpoort en het museum bekenen, de grafcircel, het Tolos graf, de werkplaatsen van de artiesten en de noordpoort. Net buiten de site de schatkamer van Atreus bekeken. Daarna naar door naar Argos waar een prachtig theater uitgehakt uit de berg bleek te bestaan. Vroeger 20.000 zitplaatsen. Ook de oude Agora bekeken. Verder naar Tiryns, een acropolis met een bestaan vanaf 2700 BC. Dikke, hoge muren beschermden de inwoners. In Nafplion gelunched, rondgelopen, het trouwtje van de vakantie gescoord, de Agios Giorgios kathedraal bekeken en genoten van het pittoreske stadje. Daarna omhooggereden naar het Palamidi bastion met prachtig uitzicht. Boodschappen gedaan om in het appartement salade Nicoise te maken.
In the introduction to this album, first published in 1916, the author,Ernst Reisinger, states his intention of offering a work that is not strictly a travel account but that will strengthen the bonds between Greece and Germany. With ninety photographs by himself, F. Boissonnas and Van Lüpke, and reproductions of engravings by V.M. Coronelli, E. Dodwell, J. Stuart and N. Revett, and L.-E.-S.-J. de Laborde, as well as scholarly texts by L. Ross, E. Curtius and others, which treat the subject of Greece in depth, Reisinger aims to offer a token of love to the Greek people. He collected his material from libraries in Munich and Berlin during the First World War. Many reproductions in the volume come from photographs in the Prussian Photographic Archive in Berlin and present rare views (of around 1910) of mainly continental Greece and the islands.
On browsing through the album, we come upon views from Athens and Attica, Corinth, the Argolid, Arcadia and Messinia, Epirus, Mount Athos, the Ionian Islands, Aegina and the Cyclades. It is moving to see the Isthmus of Corinth, Bassae, Sparta and Mystras, Methana, Tiryns, Eleusis and Epidaurus, Hosios Loukas, Meteora, the Byzantine churches in Arta, Melos, Tempe, Paros, Agrinio and Amphissa, in unbiased shots from the first decade of the twentieth century. It should be noted that the photographs of Corinth were taken before the excavations of the American School, and those in Olympia and Delphi before the restoration of the respective temples at these archaeological sites.
Written by Ioli Vingopoulou
İlk baskısı 1916 yılında yapılan kitap, kendi fotoğraflarından ve Fr. Boissonnas ile Van Lüpke'nin 90 fotoğrafı, V.M. Coronelli, Ed. Dodwell, J. Stuart & N. Revett, L.-E.-S.-J. de Laborde'dan gravür kopyaları, L. Ross, Er. Curtius ve başka yazarların kaleminden çıkmış metinlerle tamamlanıyor. Reisinger malzemesini I. Dünya Savaşı sırasında Münih ve Berlin kütüphanelerinden derlemişti. Burada yer alan fotoğrafların birçoğu Berlin'deki Prusya fotoğraf arşivinden kaynaklanıp özellikle Yunanistan'ın anakara kısmından ve de adalardan tahminen 1910 yılına ait nadir görüntüler sergilemekte.
Albümde Atina, Attika, Korint, Argolis, Mesinia, Epir, Aynaroz, İyon adaları, Egina ve Siklad adalarından manzaralar görmekteyiz. Korint kanalı, Vassai, Sparta, Mistras (Mezistre), Methana, Tirins, Eleusis, Epidaurus, aziz Luka manastırı, Meteora, Arta, Milos, Tempi'deki bizans kiliseleri, Paros adası, Agrinio ve Amfisa'yı gösteren bu resimler 20. yüzyılın ilk yıllarında tarafsız bir anlayışla çekilmiş olması açısından derin izlenimler yaratıyorlar. Korint'te çekilmiş olan planlar Amerikan Arkeoloji Okulunun yaptığı kazılardan önceye ve Olympia ile Delfi'de çekilmiş olan planlar bu arkeolojik sitlerde bulunan antik tapınakların restorasyonundan önceki zamana rastlar.
Yazan: İoli Vingopoulou
Tuesday, a special market day(usually only Thursdays). Take a look at www.flickr.com/photos/io2/30595268/in/photostream/
Redelijk op tijd weg naar Mycenae, het centrum van de Mycenaean wereld, een stad gebouwd tegen een heuvel. Toegang via de Leeuwenpoort en het museum bekenen, de grafcircel, het Tolos graf, de werkplaatsen van de artiesten en de noordpoort. Net buiten de site de schatkamer van Atreus bekeken. Daarna naar door naar Argos waar een prachtig theater uitgehakt uit de berg bleek te bestaan. Vroeger 20.000 zitplaatsen. Ook de oude Agora bekeken. Verder naar Tiryns, een acropolis met een bestaan vanaf 2700 BC. Dikke, hoge muren beschermden de inwoners. In Nafplion gelunched, rondgelopen, het trouwtje van de vakantie gescoord, de Agios Giorgios kathedraal bekeken en genoten van het pittoreske stadje. Daarna omhooggereden naar het Palamidi bastion met prachtig uitzicht. Boodschappen gedaan om in het appartement salade Nicoise te maken.
Redelijk op tijd weg naar Mycenae, het centrum van de Mycenaean wereld, een stad gebouwd tegen een heuvel. Toegang via de Leeuwenpoort en het museum bekenen, de grafcircel, het Tolos graf, de werkplaatsen van de artiesten en de noordpoort. Net buiten de site de schatkamer van Atreus bekeken. Daarna naar door naar Argos waar een prachtig theater uitgehakt uit de berg bleek te bestaan. Vroeger 20.000 zitplaatsen. Ook de oude Agora bekeken. Verder naar Tiryns, een acropolis met een bestaan vanaf 2700 BC. Dikke, hoge muren beschermden de inwoners. In Nafplion gelunched, rondgelopen, het trouwtje van de vakantie gescoord, de Agios Giorgios kathedraal bekeken en genoten van het pittoreske stadje. Daarna omhooggereden naar het Palamidi bastion met prachtig uitzicht. Boodschappen gedaan om in het appartement salade Nicoise te maken.
Setting: Future
Home Planet: Derilia
Species: Argoli
Story: The Argoli are an odd race. Despite their long life spans, they look more like children. They may have highly advanced technology, but the Argoli are more widely known for their love of art. Their home planet, Derilia, has become sort of a universal flea market, more or less. The trade market, is open to anyone with something to sell/trade, on the premise that any and all disputes between races/species is put on hold during their stay on Derilia.
Uheri has always been a curious sort. She's devoted a great deal of her life to learning about the different forms of art of different species. Ever since she was old enough she's traveled the universe in one of her people's ships. The Argoli ships are basically one giant computer, which basically means their fairly large ships can be 'manned' by a single crew member. Although there is room for a small crew if needed, or desired by the captain, it's not exactly hospitable for anyone taller than about 4' 5". (WIP)
"Epidaurus (/ˌɛpɪˈdɔːrəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἐπίδαυρος Epidauros) was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf.
"Epidaurus was independent of Argos and not included in Argolis until the time of the Romans. With its supporting territory, it formed the small territory called Epidauria. Reputed to be founded by or named for the Argolid Epidaurus, and to be the birthplace of Apollo's son Asclepius the healer, Epidaurus was known for its sanctuary situated about five miles (8 km) from the town, as well as its theater, which is once again in use today. The cult of Asclepius at Epidaurus is attested in the 6th century BC, when the older hill-top sanctuary of Apollo Maleatas was no longer spacious enough.
"The asclepeion at Epidaurus was the most celebrated healing center of the Classical world, the place where ill people went in the hope of being cured. To find out the right cure for their ailments, they spent a night in the enkoimeteria, a big sleeping hall. In their dreams, the god himself would advise them what they had to do to regain their health. Within the sanctuary there was a guest house with 160 guestrooms. There are also mineral springs in the vicinity, which may have been used in healing.
"The prosperity brought by the asclepeion enabled Epidaurus to construct civic monuments, including the huge theatre that delighted Pausanias for its symmetry and beauty, used again today for dramatic performances, the ceremonial hestiatoreion (banqueting hall), and a palaestra. The ancient theatre of Epidaurus was designed by Polykleitos the Younger in the 4th century BC. The original 34 rows were extended in Roman times by another 21 rows. As is usual for Greek theatres (and as opposed to Roman ones), the view on a lush landscape behind the skênê is an integral part of the theatre itself and is not to be obscured. It seats up to 14,000 people."
Source: Wikipedia
Mycenae, Argolis, Greece. July 1981. Probably first settled in about 5,000 BC by pre-Hellenic Pelasgian people before the Greek tribes emigrated to the region in 3,000-2,000 BC. Mycenae became a major power in about 1,550 – 1,450 BC and dominated the Aegean until 1150 BC when Mycenae was destroyed by Dorian Greeks invading from the north, although another theory is that the enigmatic and highly destructive ‘Sea Peoples’ destroyed it and many other Mediterranean civilisations at the time, ushering in the Greek Dark Ages. Mycenae eventually re-established itself about 950 BC but never regained its former glory and was raised to the ground by Argos in 468 BC. Yet again, resettlement occurred but by the time the Romans invaded Hellenistic Greece in 31BC the city had been abandoned. At Mycenae’s height, a formidable fortress, containing monumental palaces and temples, guarded the city and this was rebuilt in 1,350 BC with massive stones. Pictured are the steps leading from the Lion Gate into the fortress.
Mycenae was an important city in ancient times, centrally located in the Greek landscape of Argolis 25 km southwest of Corinth, and once the main political and cultural center of the Mycenaean civilization named after Mycenae.
The impressive royal fortress (the "acropolis") of Mycenae was inhabited only by the ruling class: working and merchants lived well beyond the walls. The fortress is surrounded by a 900 m long and on average 6 m thick wall, built of giant ("cyclopean") stone blocks of various sizes.