Editing Argos, Peloponnese (section)

===Roman and Byzantine period===
[[File:Argos09.jpg|thumb|The [[Larissa (Argolis)|castle]] on Larissa Hill.]]
Under Roman rule, Argos was part of the province of [[Achaea (Roman province)|Achaea]]. While prosperous during the early principate, Argos along with much of Greece and the Balkans experienced disasters during the Crisis of the 3rd Century when external threats and internal revolts left the Empire in turmoil. During Gallienus' reign, marauding bands of Goths and [[Heruli]] sailed down from the Black Sea in 267 A.D. and devastated the Greek coastline and interior. Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes and Argos were all sacked. Gallienus finally cut off their retreat north and destroyed them with great slaughter at Naissus in Moesia.<ref>Sinnegen & Boak, ''A History of Rome to A.D. 565 6th Ed.'', MacMillan Publishing, New York, ç1977 p.391</ref><ref>Durant, ''Caesar and Christ'', Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, ç1944 p.630</ref><ref>Hartmann, ''The Third-Century Crisis'', Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles, 1st Ed., {{ISBN|9781405186452}}, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., ç2017 p.12-13</ref><ref>Southern, ''The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine'', Routledge, London & New York, ç2001, p.105-106</ref>

With the death of the last emperor over a unified Empire, [[Theodosius I]], the [[Visigoths]] under their leader [[Alaric I]] descended into Greece in 396–397 A.D., sacking and pillaging as they went. Neither the eastern or western Roman warlords, [[Rufinus (consul)]] or [[Stilicho]], made an effective stand against them due to the political situation between them. Athens and Corinth were both sacked. While the exact level of destruction for Argos is disputed due to the conflicting nature of the ancient sources, the level of damage to the city and people was considerable. Stilicho finally landed in western Greece and forced the Visigoths north of Epirus.<ref>Jacobs, ''Production and Prosperity in the Theodosian Period'', Peters, Walpole, ç2014, p.69-71</ref> Sites said to have been destroyed in Argos include the Hypostyle hall, parts of the agora, the odeion, and the Aphrodision.<ref>Jacobs, ''Production and Prosperity in the Theodosian Period'', Peters, Walpole, ç2014, p.88</ref> In the late 7th century, it became part of the [[Hellas (theme)|Theme of Hellas]], and later of the [[Peloponnese (theme)|Theme of the Peloponnese]].