Greece, ARGOS CASTLE LARISSA HILL THEATER ~ 1829 Landscape Art Print Engraving

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Artist: Drawn By H. W. Williams ____________ Engraver: William Forrest

 

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PRINT DATE: This engraving was printed in 1829; it is not a modern reproduction in any way.

PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 6 1/2 x 10 inches, image size is 3 5/8 by 5 3/4 inches.

PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent, bright and clean. Blank on reverse. Paper is quality woven rag stock paper.

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Argos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplion, which was its historic harbour (named supposedly after the legendary hero Nauplius). The region of Argos is known as the Argolis, Argolid, or Argeia. The inhabitants of Argos were known as ???e??? or Argivi in Latin, rendered Argives in English. The name might be of pre-Greek ("Pelasgian") derivation; the name of its acropolis, Larissa certainly is. Aitiology derives it from a mythological founder, Argos son of Zeus and Niobe (see also Danaus). If the name is Indo-European, it may be related to the adjective argós "shimmering" or "quick", from a root arg- (PIE *ar?-, hence also argyros, silver), with a meaning "shining brightly" or similar. A Neolithic settlement was located near the central sanctuary of Argolis, removed 45 stadia from Argos, closer to Mycenae. The temple was dedicated to "Argivian Hera". The main festival of that temple was the Hekatombaia, one of the major festivals of Argos itself. Walter Burkert (Homo necans, p. 185) connected the festival to the myth of the slaying of Argus Panoptes by Hermes. There have been speculations that Hermes's epitheton Argeiphontes, which was understood as "Argus-slayer" very early, is in fact related to the adjective argós ("shimmering" or "quick"), and only secondarily associated with mythological Argus (or the toponym). Argos was a major stronghold of Mycenaean times, and along with the neighbouring acropoleis of Mycenae and Tiryns became a very early settlement because of its commanding positions in the midst of the fertile plain of Argolis. During Homeric times it belonged to a follower of Agamemnon and gave its name to the surrounding district; the Argolid which the Romans knew as Argeia. The importance of Argos was eclipsed by nearby Sparta after the 6th century BC. Because of its refusal to fight or send supplies in the Graeco-Persian Wars, Argos was shunned by most other city-states. Argos remained neutral or the ineffective ally of Athens during the 5th century BC struggles between Sparta and Athens. The Mythological kings of Argos are (in order): Inachus, Phoroneus, Argus, Triopas, Agenor, Iasus, Crotopus, Pelasgus (aka Gelanor), Danaus, Lynceus, Abas, Proetus, Acrisius, Perseus, Megapénthês, Argeus, and Anaxagoras. An alternative version (supplied by Tatianus) of the original 17 consecutive kings of Argos includes Apis, Argios, Kriasos, and Phorbas between Argus and Triopas, explaining the apparent unrelation of Triopas to Argus. After the original 17 kings of Argos, there were three kings ruling Argos at the same time (see Anaxagoras), one descended from Bias, one from Melampus, and one from Anaxagoras. Melampus was succeeded by his son Mantius, then Oicles, and Amphiaraus, and his house of Melampus lasted down to the brothers Alcmaeon and Amphilochus. Anaxagoras was succeeded by his son Alector, and then Iphis. Iphis left his kingdom to his nephew Sthenelus, the son of his brother Capaneus. Bias was succeeded by his son Talaus, and then by his son Adrastus who, with Amphiaraus, commanded the disastrous Seven Against Thebes. Adrastus bequethed the kingdom to his son, Aegialeus, who was subsequently killed in the war of the Epigoni. Diomedes, grandson of Adrastus through his son-in-law Tydeus and daughter Deipyle, replaced Aegialeus and was King of Argos during the Trojan war. This house lasted longer than those of Anaxagoras and Melampus, and eventually the kingdom was reunited under its last member, Cyanippus, son of Aegialeus, soon after the exile of Diomedes. Argos was apparently abandoned during the Greek Dark Ages, after the reign of Cyanippus, and remained in disrepair until it was rebuilt in the Middle Ages, nearly 2000 years later. During the 12th century, a castle was built on Larissa Hill - the site of the ancient Acropolis - called Kastro Larissa. Argos was captured by the Crusaders, then the Venetians, and was taken by the Ottomans in 1463. Francesco Morosini captured it for Venice in 1686 but it was retaken by the Ottomans in 1715. At the beginning of the Greek War of Independence, when many petty local republics were formed in different parts of the country, the "Consulate of Argos" was proclaimed on 26 May 1821, under the Senate of the Peloponnese. It had a single head of state, styled Consul, 28 March 1821 - 26 May 1821: Stamatellos Antonopoulos. Later, Argos accepted the authority of the unified Provisional Government at the First National Assembly at Epidaurus, and eventually became part of the Kingdom of Greece.

A VERY RARE VIEW OF THE PICTURESQUE LANDSCAPE OF GREECE, IT’S ISLANDS AND RARE CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND RUINS!
  • Material: Engraving
  • Date of Creation: 1800-1899
  • Original/Reproduction: Original Print
  • Subject: Landscape
  • Print Type: Engraving
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Type: Print

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