Mysteria
Verified37.6300° N · 23.1500° E · -6 m

Epidaurus — Sunken Villa North Peristyle (Argolis)

Epidaurus Villa N

Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇬🇷 Peloponnese, Argolis, Epidaurus Sunken, Greece

Open in atlas Directions

About

About Epidaurus — Sunken Villa North Peristyle (Argolis)

Epidaurus — Sunken Villa North Peristyle (Argolis) in Peloponnese, Argolis, Epidaurus Sunken, Greece is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and side-scan sonar document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 23.9 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition submerged 3–6 m. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Bronze–Iron Age maritime submerged-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at -6 m elevation.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Construction technique
  2. 02Chronology and phasing

Theories

  1. 01Territorial marker
  2. 02Ritual landscape model

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

History

How it came to be

Built
c. 1500 BCE
Period
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)
Culture
Bronze–Iron Age maritime
Purpose
Submerged harbour and urban insulae under sea
Excavation
Partially excavated

  1. c. 1500 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 1132 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1943

    Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s

  4. c. 1424 CE

    Abandonment / submergence

On the ground

Structures & features

37.6300° N · 23.1500° E · -6 m · 4 mapped features

Search Mysteria

Search places, or jump to a section