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Elis (city)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II

Contributors: DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Pierre Motylewicz, R. Talbert

Last modified Feb 05, 2024 11:44 AM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement

Elis was an ancient Greek city of the northwest Peloponnese that served as the capital of the district of the same name.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570220

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.891268413, 21.3743588539

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM Location: Ήλιδα (750 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Elis (750 BC - AD 300)
Ethnic Names:
- Ἀλεῖοι (Aleioi: Ancient Greek, 300 BC - 201 BC)
- Ἠλεῖοι (Eleioi: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - 330 BC)

Elis (city) makes connections with:

Elis (city) capital of Elis (region) (unspecified date range)

Elis (city) receives connections from:

Menios (river) located at Elis (city) (30 BC - AD 300)

Place type:
settlement, archaeological site, theatre, theater

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 A2 Elis

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Elis

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Suggested citation:
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Pierre Motylewicz, and R. Talbert, 'Elis (city): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570220> [accessed: 19 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570220 |title=Places: 570220 (Elis (city)) |author=Reger, G., J. McK. Camp II |accessdate=April 19, 2024 2:58 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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