Archaeological Site of Asine
Rocky seaside acropolis with Hellenistic bastions above a harbour town razed in antiquity.
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This guide to the Archaeological Site of Asine, near Nafplio, goes back to the late eighth century BC, when a small harbour town on this headland sided with Sparta against its powerful neighbour Argos. It follows the Roman-era travel writer Pausanias, a besieged wall, an Argive named Lysistratus, and the Swedish archaeologists who have been digging here since 1922. Best heard up on the rock, with the harbour-facing walls in view.
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