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'''Argos''', nicknamed the '''White City''',<ref name="ACOD site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/peloponnese ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Peloponnese]. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.</ref> is a city and a region in [[Argolis]], a {{wiki|regional units|regional unit}} of the [[Peloponnese]]. Among the oldest cities of [[Greece]], it was a dominant power during the {{wiki|Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean period}}. |
'''Argos''', nicknamed the '''White City''',<ref name="ACOD site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/peloponnese ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Peloponnese]. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.</ref> is a city and a region in [[Argolis]], a {{wiki|regional units|regional unit}} of the [[Peloponnese]]. Among the oldest cities of [[Greece]], it was a dominant power during the {{wiki|Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean period}}. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="180"> |
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Argolis-Argos.jpg|Another view of the city |
Argolis-Argos.jpg|Another view of the city |
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ACOD Argolis Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Argos |
ACOD Argolis Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Argos |
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Argos, nicknamed the White City,[1] is a city and a region in Argolis, a regional unit of the Peloponnese. Among the oldest cities of Greece, it was a dominant power during the Mycenaean period.
History
Argos was founded between its two akropoleis and is home to many mythical heroes, though in the 5th century BCE its fame was based on the accomplishments of its talented sculptors.[2]
One of these was the bronze sculptor Polykleitos, whose workshop served as the home of his many sculptures.[1]
Gallery
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Worlds: Peloponnese. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Argolis: Argos