The port may have been situated either at Vathi, on the coast, or a little to the S at Ayeranos, which can be identified as the site of the Arainos mentioned by Pausanias together with Las. On the other hand, numerous chance finds from the Hellenistic and Roman periods have been made on the plain. But one cannot be sure, given the absence of any Mycenaean sherds. The site of the Homeric city was supposed to be Mount Asia, which is identified with the hill of Passava, on which is built a Frankish castle with large blocks of ancient masonry visible in its walls. Under the Empire, it was sufficiently prosperous to coin money under Septimius Severus, Caracalla, and Geta. 8.91-92) and that the Lakedaimonians attacked it in 189 (Livy 3 8.30-31) in order to obtain access to the sea. Athens was part of the Delian League, an alliance of ancient Greek-city states led and funded mainly by Athens that eventually morphed into the Athenian Empire, and Sparta was a member of the Peloponnesian League. However, rarely did the two sides fight each other alone. The importance of this port in historic times is illustrated by the fact that the Spartan fleet called there in 411 (Thuc. The Peloponnesian War was fought mainly between Athens and Sparta. 8.5.4) and that the Heraklidai used its port after their victory. 3.24.10) and adds that it was captured by the Dioskouroi (Strab. Legend gives it an eponymous founder (Paus. Town mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships (Il.