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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 intervention within the defined boundaries is permitted only after obtaining prior approval from the competent Ephorate of Antiquities (formerly the 7th Ephorate of…
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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 with a special interest in the subject are excavation reports published in archaeological journals, various undergraduate and postgraduate theses, numerous articles and monographs,…
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Nikolaos gialouris
Born in 1916 in Smyrna, archaeologist Nikolaos Gialouris was a tireless researcher and excavator of Elis, with a significant contribution to the archaeology of Ilia region and the wider Western Peloponnese. THE SYSTEMATIC EXCAVATION OF ELIs WAS A LIFE’S WORK FOR GIALOURIS. He studied in Athens, Basel, Zurich and Geneva and was awarded a doctorate…
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The adventure of a holy capital in recent years
The decline of Elis and its gradual abandonment occurred in Late Antiquity, brought about by natural disasters and repeated invasions of barbarian tribes. Yet the decisive blow came with the rise and establishment of Christianity under the Byzantine emperors. The new religion led to the discrediting and eventual abandonment of the Sanctuary of Olympia –…
