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Byzantine Fortress at Palaio Gynaikokastro
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Hellenistic acropolis (early 3rd century BC). The isodomic fortification wall, 2.50m. thick, is built of limestone blocks and surrounds a doublepeaked knoll. Towers, 7m wide, are spaced across its course. The site is identified with the ancient Thessalian city of Proerna.