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Modern Description: The ruins of an ancient city, scaterred on either side of the Mesolonghi-Agrinio road, as well as scanty remains of its fortification on a hill northwest of the modern city, have been tentatively identified with ancient Agrinio. Remains of the city's fortification are scanty. The perimeter has been estimated at ca. 2.3km and the date is probably before the mid-4th cent. B.C. The wall has been built in trapezoid manner, using local sandstone. Triangular projections were used instead of towers at standard intervals. The circular tower at Trianteika was part of ancient Agrinio's defences. It occupies the top of the hill called Paliopyrgos, where the church of Vlacherna lies. Its inner diameter is 7m. and was probably used as an observation post. The ruins of the tower have been preserved to a height of ca. 2m.

Info: Patras University

(Monuments of Aitoloakarnania and Achaia, 2003, University of Patras)

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