In 419 BC the town was , on the advice of Alcibiades , connected with its harbour by long walls in imitation of those at Athens .
During antiquity , Patras remained a farming region but in Classical times it became an important port .
In 419 BC the town was , on the advice of Alcibiades , connected with Patras ' harbour by long walls in imitation of those at Athens .
During antiquity , Patras remained a farming region but in Classical times it became an important port .