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<p>[QUOTE="seth77, post: 3924712, member: 56653"]Here are some more pics of the Frankish structures in the Duchy and the de la Roche fiefs in Argolida:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1034538[/ATTACH] The keep at Markopoulo and its entrance elevated on about 5-6 rows of masonry. The access was probably made through a wooden bridge and ladder, which could be retracted in times of need. Photo by W. J. Stillman, recovered and used by P. Lock for his British School of Athens piece. Apparently Stillman did not contend with only photographing the Acropolis of Athens but did photo surveys of the surroundings too. </p><p><br /></p><p>This tower is the best preserved Frankish structure of its type and possibly contemporary with the old Crusader citadel on the Acropolis.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1034540[/ATTACH] And this is how it looks like these days. </p><p><br /></p><p>And the citadel at Argos, rebuilt by Othon de la Roche after 1212 on a Greek stamp of 1998:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1034539[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="seth77, post: 3924712, member: 56653"]Here are some more pics of the Frankish structures in the Duchy and the de la Roche fiefs in Argolida: [ATTACH=full]1034538[/ATTACH] The keep at Markopoulo and its entrance elevated on about 5-6 rows of masonry. The access was probably made through a wooden bridge and ladder, which could be retracted in times of need. Photo by W. J. Stillman, recovered and used by P. Lock for his British School of Athens piece. Apparently Stillman did not contend with only photographing the Acropolis of Athens but did photo surveys of the surroundings too. This tower is the best preserved Frankish structure of its type and possibly contemporary with the old Crusader citadel on the Acropolis. [ATTACH=full]1034540[/ATTACH] And this is how it looks like these days. And the citadel at Argos, rebuilt by Othon de la Roche after 1212 on a Greek stamp of 1998: [ATTACH=full]1034539[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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