The Franks build the first watermills

1212–1388 Probable

In 1212 the Franks took Argos and Nafplio. In the period that followed, according to the Ephorate of Antiquities, the first watermills were built at Lerna, driven by the water of the springs. These mills would eventually give the village its name: Myloi, 'the mills'.

Note: No medieval document about the mills is known; the date range covers the Frankish lordship of Argos and Nauplia (1212–1388).

Read the full story: From spring to pump: how the water of Lerna made Myloi

Where

The water mills, Springs of Lerna

Threads

Water and mills, Industry and trade

Certainty

Probable likely, but not fully proven

Sources

• Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida, «Τείχος της Βενετικής Περιόδου» (2023), argolisculture.gr
• visitmyloi.gr, «From spring to pump: how the water of Lerna made Myloi»