Troezen

Troizen (Greek: Τροιζήν ), also Troezen, was a city in ancient Greece. It is located northwest of the present town Trizina on the north coast of the Argolid near the Methana peninsula.

Myth

Troizen was the birthplace of the Attic hero Theseus, although it was inhabited by Dorians. In Homer it is mentioned in the catalog of ships in the Iliad.

History

The area of the ancient Troizen was inhabited BC since the 2nd millennium. During the Persian War in 480 BC women and children of Athens were evacuated to Troizen. An inscription with the decision taken at the instigation of Themistocles decision about it was found in 1959 in Troizen. Your authenticity is in the research, however, controversial because, although inscriptions of the 3rd century BC stylistically similar, but on the other hand could also be a re-recording of the original inscription. Later Troizen stood on the side of Sparta. It was still in the Byzantine period.

Ancient buildings

The city has been excavated only to a small extent. You can see remains of a temple for Hippolytus, an Asclepius sanctuary with a hostel for about 60 guests, a Hellenistic tower and the remains of a Byzantine monastery.