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Institutional protection
The Archaeological Site of Elis was officially demarcated in 1991 and declared a protected area under a special legal regime. According to the provisions of this designation, any form of work or…
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Basic Bibliography on Elis
After a century of excavations and conservation works of different institutions, state and university organizations in the archaeological site of Elis, the bibliography is now extensive. At the disposal of the researcher…
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Old Archaeological Collection – Museum of the history of the excavations of Elis
On the provincial road from Gastouni to the Peneios Dam, very close to the ancient theater of Elis and adjacent to the present-day entrance of the archaeological site, stands the building of…
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The wooden theatre of Elis
In modern times, the ancient theatre of Elis was used for performances, theatrical plays and other events of the Cultural Festival of Elis, which was established in the early 1990s on the…
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Elis, the metropolis of the Olympic Games of antiquity!
The Eleians were from long ago particularly favored among the Peloponnesians PausaniAs IV.28.4 Elis, the capital and most populous city of the homonymous state of Elis, was the faithful patron and at the…
