History

In mythology the city of Nafplio was build from Nafplio, son of Neptune and Danaean Amymoni. Discoveries determine the history of the city from the prehistoric era and according to mythology the city had taken part in the Argonautic Expedition.
The city remained independent and flourishing until the 7th century BC when it was destroyed by the Argeians. In the Hellenistic time, the hill of Akronafplia was fortified and the city began to prosper again. However during the Roman conquest the decline was inevitable.
The city knew a lot of conquerors and came to the Franks in 1210, to the Venetians in 1377 and finally to the Turks in 1540. Under the Ottoman domination the city was the capital of Moria and after the liberation in 1828 the new government of Ioannis Kapodistiras made the city the first capital of the Greek State.