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THE ANCIENT GREEK
CITY-STATE OF
ARGOS
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THE ANCIENT GREEK
CITY-STATE OF
ARGOS
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The ancient city-state of Argos had a nearby harbor for trade and commerce. But Argos was located on a plain. The weather was hot and dry in the summer, and cold and wet in the winter. The soil was not especially fertile. The people of Argos had to fight to grow food. This they did, quite successfully.
They did many things successfully. Many scholars credit Argos with the invention of coinage in ancient Greece, an invention that made trade much easier.
Argos was actively involved in the arts. Their magnificent stone sculptures of athletes, rippling with stone muscles, were the envy of many a Greek city-state. Argos was famous for their wonderful musicians and poets. Drama reached new heights in their polis (city-state).
Like all Greek city-states, they had
their own way of doing things. Their government was a monarchy - Argos
was ruled by a king.
When Athens
and Sparta
asked Argos to send supplies and troops to help fight the Persians,
after the battle of Thermopylae
in 480 BCE, the king of Argos refused. The other Greek city-states
held Argos in disgrace for that decision for many years thereafter.
The ancient city-state of Argos
Remains of the ancient open-air theatre at Argos
Perseus, a prince of Argos who became a hero
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