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Ancient Elis
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Elis or Eleia was an ancient polis in the northwestern Peloponnese in Greece.
Ruins of the Temple of Zeus, Olympia
Ruins of the Temple of Zeus, Olympia
Olympia, Greece
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Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name. The site was a major Panhellenic religi
Ancient Elis
…Ϝᾶλις ; Greek: Ήλιδα, romanized: Ilida) was an ancient polis (city-state) in the northwestern Peloponnese in Greece. The polis included the sanctuary at Olympia where the Olympic games were organised by Elis over 1000 years, which was the main claim to fame of the city. The polis was bounded to the northeast…
View of the Palestra, a center for wrestling
View of the Palestra, a center for wrestling
The archaeological site showing the stadium, the temple of Hera, the temple of Zeus. The line of trees, upper right, border a road to the north of the
The archaeological site showing the stadium, the temple of Hera, the temple of Zeus. The line of trees, upper right, border a road to the north of the Alfeios. Geologically the site is terraced into the gentle north slope of the Alfeios valley visible in the background.
Peribolos wall remains seen in the foreground from the south against the backdrop of the Temple of Hera
Peribolos wall remains seen in the foreground from the south against the backdrop of the Temple of Hera
Crypt (arched way to the stadium)
Crypt (arched way to the stadium)