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Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was an important seaport held under a succession of royal houses in the Middle Ages as part of the lordship of Argos and Nauplia, held initially by the de la Roche following the Fourth Crusade and then by Aragonese nobility, before coming under the Republic of Venice and, lastly, the Ottoman Empire. Greek Islands, Argolida Greece, Nafplio Greece, Greece Landscape, Republic Of Venice, Greece Trip, Greek Isles, Beautiful Town, Cheap Flight Tickets

Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was an important seaport held under a succession of royal houses in the Middle Ages as part of the lordship of Argos and Nauplia, held initially by the de la Roche following the Fourth Crusade and then by Aragonese nobility, before coming under the Republic of Venice and, lastly, the Ottoman Empire.

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The Stream of Time: The Minoans: Seals and Sealings Stone Sculptures, Mycenaean Art, Minoan Art, Ancient Europe, Peloponnese Greece, Ancient Tattoo, History Major, Coin Art, Ancient Beauty

Seals are personal designs carved into a small amulet style object, when stamped into clay it in effect leaves your signature. This manner of “sealing” an object was used to “lock” doors and chests, telling you (albeit afterward) if your privacy had been violated. The most influential use of seals were on clay documents. Most of the scenes on seals are religious or mythological, which may have added the power of superstition to its effect of locking an object. Seals were worn on a string or…

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