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Nafplio is the first capital of Modern Greece. Build by the Venetians, the historrical center is pretty much intact. It is a very pretty town with thousands of visitors every year.
Πύλη των Λεόντων
ca. 1250BCE
The Lions' heads were possibly made of soapstone (soft and easily carved), and in any case have not survived.
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.
MYLOI, ARGOLIS, PELOPONNESE - ΜΥΛΟΙ, ΑΡΓΟΛΙΔΑ
Myloi is a village in the southwestern part of Argolis, Greece which acquired significance during the War of Independence. It is where Theodoros Kolokotronis (leader of the revolutionary forces) had his headquarters during the seige of Nafplio (1824). In June 1825 General Makriyiannis was wounded here at the battle in which the army of Ibrahim was defeated.
Taken during a 1 day trip with my English wife Theresa Jane Brown, my brother Andreas and our sister-in-law Gianna.
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανασης Φουρναρακος
Professional Photographer, retired.
Athens, Greece
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Merbaka (Greek: Μέρμπακα), but officially Agia Trias (Αγία Τρίας, "Holy Trinity"), is a village in the province of Argolis.
The modern church of the Holy Trinity, first built in 1898, was demolished and rebuilt in 1934.
Of more interest is the ancient church of the Panagias built in the twelfth century. Unfortunately, we could not enter.
As a Fleming I read that Merbaka is named after a Flemish monk for William of Moerbeke, a 13th-century Roman Catholic archbishop of Corinth. (Wikipedia).
The Fortress of Palamidi in Nafplio, Greece.
Palamidi is one of the most beautiful castles in Greece and the largest and best preserved fortress complex of the Venetian occupation.
The castle was designed by Giaxich and built by the french LaSalle and its construction was completed in 1714.
Here is a video walkthrough I did at the Fortress:
Nafplio is the first capital of Modern Greece. Build by the Venetians, the historrical center is pretty much intact. It is a very pretty town with thousands of visitors every year.
Merbaka (Greek: Μέρμπακα), but officially Agia Trias (Αγία Τρίας, "Holy Trinity"), is a village in the province of Argolis.
The modern church of the Holy Trinity, first built in 1898, was demolished and rebuilt in 1934.
Of more interest is the ancient church of the Panagias built in the twelfth century. Unfortunately, we could not enter.
As a Fleming I read that Merbaka is named after a Flemish monk for William of Moerbeke, a 13th-century Roman Catholic archbishop of Corinth. (Wikipedia).
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Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was an important seaport held under a succession of royal houses in the Middle Ages as part of the lordship of Argos and Nauplia, held initially by the de la Roche following the Fourth Crusade before coming under the Republic of Venice and, lastly, the Ottoman Empire. The town was the capital of the First Hellenic Republic and of the Kingdom of Greece, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. Nafplio is now the capital of the regional unit of Argolis.
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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.
Wejście do Skarbca Atreusza, gigantycznego grobowca, wybudowanego ok. 1250 r. p.n.e. w Mykenach.
Znajdująca się nad drzwiami belka nadproża, mierząca 8 metrów długości i szeroka na 5 metrów, waży 120 ton. Wnętrze grobowca przykryte jest kopułą o średnicy 14,5 m i wysokości 13,5 m. Przez grubo ponad tysiąc lat, aż do wybudowania Panteonu w Rzymie, była to największa budowla kopułowa na świecie.
Mykeny były starożytnym miastem, według legend założonym przez Perseusza. Położone są w Argolidzie, w północno-wschodniej części Peloponezu. W drugiej połowie II tysiąclecia p.n.e. stanowiły ośrodek kultury mykeńskiej, obejmującej całą Grecję epoki brązu, a której imponujące pozostałości w postaci dobrze zachowanych ruin i archeologicznych artefaktów podziwiać możemy do dzisiaj. Kultura mykeńska osiągnęła szczyt swojego rozwoju w okresie pomiędzy 1300 a 1100 r. p.n.e.
Miasto słynne jest też dzięki Homerowi, albowiem wedle Iliady, armia grecka pod Troją dowodzona była przez króla Myken, Agamemnona.
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At the entrance to the tomb of Atreus, an impressive "tholos" tomb in Mycenae, constructed during the Bronze Age around 1250 BC. With an interior height of 13.5m and a diameter of 14.5m, it was the tallest and widest dome in the world for over a thousand years until construction of the Pantheon in Rome. The lintel stone above the doorway weighs 120 tons, with approximate dimensions 8.3 x 5.2 x 1.2m.
Mycenae, situated in Argolis, in the north eastern part of Peloponnese, is the well known centre of the Mycenaean civilisation (16th-12th century BC) and the site yielded some most important and beautiful archaeological objects. Legend has it that Mycenae was founded by Perseus, and the entire culture of mainlad Greece during the Bronze age was named Mycenaean during the late Helladic period. With its legents, art, and ideas, Mycenean culture reached its zenith from 1300 BCE until 1100 BCE. Mycenae is famous also because of its association with Homer's Iliad. In Iliad, the Greeks were led by the king of Mycenae, Agamemnon.
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MYLOI, ARGOLIS, PELOPONNESE - ΜΥΛΟΙ, ΑΡΓΟΛΙΔΑ
Myloi is a village in the southwestern part of Argolis, Greece which acquired significance during the War of Independence. It is where Theodoros Kolokotronis (leader of the revolutionary forces) had his headquarters during the seige of Nafplio (1824). In June 1825 General Makriyiannis was wounded here at the battle in which the army of Ibrahim was defeated.
Taken during a 1 day trip with my English wife Theresa Jane Brown, my brother Andreas and our sister-in-law Gianna.
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανασης Φουρναρακος
Professional Photographer, retired.
Athens, Greece
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None of my images may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, manipulated or used on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit written permission. THANK YOU!
Merbaka (Greek: Μέρμπακα), but officially Agia Trias (Αγία Τρίας, "Holy Trinity"), is a village in the province of Argolis.
The modern church of the Holy Trinity, first built in 1898, was demolished and rebuilt in 1934.
Of more interest is the ancient church of the Panagias built in the twelfth century. Unfortunately, we could not enter.
As a Fleming I read that Merbaka is named after a Flemish monk for William of Moerbeke, a 13th-century Roman Catholic archbishop of Corinth. (Wikipedia).
Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf.
Nafplio is the first capital of Modern Greece. Build by the Venetians, the historrical center is pretty much intact. It is a very pretty town with thousands of visitors every year.
Youth arming. The young soldier is portrayed in profile, nude, and sitting on a large stone. He is leaning forward and fastens the greave to his left leg. Next to him, on the ground, a helmet and a shield.
Despite the poor condition of the cup surface, we can appreciate the precision of the design and the effective rendering of his athletic body.
Attic red figured kylix
Attributed to The Hermioni Potter
500 – 490 BC
From Ermioni, Argolis.
Athens, National Museum