Argos

Argos (/ˈɑːrɡɒs, -ɡəs/; Modern Greek: Άργος [ˈarɣos]; Ancient Greek: Ἄργος [árɡos]) is a city in Argolis, the Peloponnese, Greece and once was one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the biggest town in Argolis and a major centre for the area. Numerous ancient monuments can be found in the city today. Agriculture is the mainstay of the local economy.

Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 138.138 km2. It is 11 kilometres (7 miles) from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour. A settlement of great antiquity, Argos has been continuously inhabited as at least a substantial village for the past 7,000 years.:121- The city is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.

Inhabitants
A resident of the city of Argos is known as an Argive (pronounced /ˈɑːrɡaɪv/, "AHR-gyv", or /ˈɑːrdʒaɪv/, "AHR-jyv"; Greek: Ἀργεῖος). However, this term is also used to refer to those ancient Greeks generally who assaulted the city of Troy during the Trojan War; the term is more widely applied by the Homeric bards.