Argive polis

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The Argive polis was the ancient Greek city-state of Argos, a major power in the Peloponnese known for its military, political, and cultural influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city-state
polis
settlement
alliedWith Athens (various periods)
linked to: Athens
associatedWithHero Diomedes
Heracles (through Argive tradition)
linked to: Heracles

Perseus
capitalOf Argolis
controlsTerritory Argive plain
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culturalSphere Greek mainland culture
dialect Doric Greek
engagedIn hoplite warfare
famousFor cultural achievements
military power
political influence in the Peloponnese
sanctuaries and temples
governmentForm oligarchy
polis government
hasArchaeologicalSite ancient Argos archaeological remains
hasDemonym Argive
linked to: Argive plain
hasInstitution Argive assembly
Argive council of elders
hasName Argos
hasSanctuary Heraion of Argos
historicalEra Classical Greece
Iron Age Greece
linked to: Greek Dark Ages
knownFromSource Herodotus
Pausanias
Thucydides
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Argolis
Peloponnese
southern Greece
majorPeriodOfPower Archaic period
Classical period
militaryInnovation development and use of hoplite phalanx
modernLocation near modern Argos, Greece
participatedIn Greco-Persian Wars (with varying stances)
linked to: Greco-Persian Wars

Peloponnesian War
partOf Argive city-state territory
Peloponnesian League (early phase, under Spartan hegemony)
primaryDeity Hera
regionType urban center
religiousFestival Heraia (Argive festival of Hera)
rivalOf Corinth
Mycenae
Sparta
typeOfPower regional hegemon in the northeastern Peloponnese

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Battle of Nemea associatedPolities Argive polis