Argoura
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, G. Reger, R. Talbert
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Oct 31, 2025 10:26 AM
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History
Argoura was a city of Thessalian Pelasgiotis that may have been the Homeric Argissa. The city was located on the Peneios river, some 40 stades from Atrax.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540659
39.654629, 22.350561
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 3339 (750 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
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settlement
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 55 C1 Argoura
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Gremnos Magoula
J. Fossey, J. Morin, Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, G. Reger, and R. Talbert, 'Argoura: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540659> [accessed: 18 May 2026]
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