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) NERFINISHED
associatedWithHero Diomedes NERFINISHED
Heracles (through Argive tradition) NERFINISHED
Perseus NERFINISHED
capitalOf Argolis NERFINISHED
controlsTerritory Argive plain NERFINISHED
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culturalSphere Greek mainland culture
dialect Doric Greek NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
hasInstitution Argive assembly NERFINISHED
Argive council of elders NERFINISHED
hasName Argos NERFINISHED
hasSanctuary Heraion of Argos NERFINISHED
historicalEra Classical Greece NERFINISHED
Iron Age Greece NERFINISHED
knownFromSource Herodotus NERFINISHED
Pausanias NERFINISHED
Thucydides NERFINISHED
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Argolis NERFINISHED
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) NERFINISHED
Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED
partOf Argive city-state territory
Peloponnesian League (early phase, under Spartan hegemony) NERFINISHED
primaryDeity Hera NERFINISHED
regionType urban center
religiousFestival Heraia (Argive festival of Hera) NERFINISHED
rivalOf Corinth NERFINISHED
Mycenae NERFINISHED
Sparta NERFINISHED
typeOfPower regional hegemon in the northeastern Peloponnese

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Battle of Nemea associatedPolities Argive polis