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Map of ancient Elis
Map of ancient Elis

Elis, or Eleia (Greek, Modern: Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient: Ἦλις Ēlis, Doric: Ἆλις Alis , Elean : Ϝάλις Walis) is an ancient district, that corresponds with the modern Elis Prefecture. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly For the modern Doric dialect of Scotland see Doric dialect (Scotland Doric was a dialect of ancient Greek. Ilia (Modern Greek Ηλεία - Ileía, also Elia) is a prefecture in the Western Peloponnese and in Western portion of Greece It is in southern Greece on the Peloponnesos peninsula, bounded on the north by Achaea, east by Arcadia, south by Messenia, and west by the Ionian Sea. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. Achaea (Αχαΐα Achaïa, axaˈia in Polytonic orthography) is an ancient province and a present prefecture of Greece, on the northern Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. Messenia or Messinia (Μεσσηνία is a prefecture in the Peloponnese, a region of Greece. The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea.

The first Olympic festival was organized in Elean land, Olympia, Greece by the authorities of Elis in the 8th century BCE - with tradition dating the first games at 776 BCE. The Ancient Olympic Games, originally referred to as simply the Olympic Games (Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες Olympiakoi Agones) were a series of Athletic Olympia ( Greek: Olympí'a or Olýmpia, older transliterations Olimpia, Olimbia) a sanctuary of ancient Greece The Hellanodikai, the judges of the Games, were of Elean origin. The Hellanodikai ( Ἑλλανοδίκαι literally meaning Judges of the Greeks) were the Judges of the Ancient Olympic Games, and the success

The local form of the name was Valis, or Valeia, and its meaning, in all probability, “the lowland. ” In its physical constitution Elis is practically one with Achaea and Arcadia; its mountains are mere offshoots of the Arcadian highlands, and its principal rivers are fed by Arcadian springs.

Elis was divided into three districts:

Hollow Elis, the largest and most northern of the three, was watered by the Peneus and its tributary the Ladon. The district was famous in antiquity for its cattle and horses. Pisatis extended south from Hollow Elis to the right bank of the Alpheus, and was divided into eight departments called after as many towns. Alfeiós ( Greek: Αλφειός also romanized as Alpheus, Alpheios, Alfiós) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. Triphylia stretches south from the Alpheus to the Neda.

Today Elis is a small village of 150 citizens, located 14km NE of Amaliada, build over the ruins of the ancient town. Amaliada (Greek Demotic: Αμαλιάδα Katharevousa: Αμαλιάς Amalias is a municipality in the western Peloponnese, in Greece It has a museum that contains many treasures, discovered in the recent excavations. It also has one of the most well-preserved Ancient Theaters in Greece. Elis is well known for breeding horses and its "creation" of the Olympic games.

Contents

List of Eleans

Athletes

Kings and Leaders

Intellectuals

Eleans as barbarians

Eleans were labelled as the greatest barbarians barbarotatoi by musician Stratonicus of Athens[1]

“ And when he was once asked by some one who were the wickedest people, he said, “That in Pamphylia, the people of Phaselis were the worst; but that the Sidetae were the worst in the whole world. For the Olympic athlete see Coroebus of Elis. For the place see Koroivos. The Ancient Olympic Games, originally referred to as simply the Olympic Games (Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες Olympiakoi Agones) were a series of Athletic For the shrimp genus of this name go to Salmoneus. In Greek mythology, Salmoneus (Σαλμωνεύς was the son of Aeolus Aethlius ( Greek:) was in Greek mythology, the first king of Elis, father of Endymion. In Greek mythology, Endymion ( also spelled Endimion) could have been a handsome Aeolian Shepherd or hunter or even a king who ruled and was There were two characters named Epeius in Greek mythology. One was a Greek soldier during the Trojan War. In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, Greek: Ἀυγείας whose name means "bright" was king of Elis and husband of Epicaste In Greek mythology, Amphimachus is a name attributed to multiple individuals In Greek mythology, Oxylus was a one-eyed man from Aetolia who met Temenus, son of Aristomachus, on a road Hippias can also refer to the tyrant of Athens son of Peisistratus Phaedo of Elis was a (4th century BC Greek Philosopher and founder of the Elean School. The Eretrian school of Philosophy was originally the School of Elis where it had been founded by Phaedo of Elis; it was later transferred to Eretria Pyrrho (ca 360 BC - ca 270 BC a Greek Philosopher of Classical antiquity, is credited as being the first Skeptic philosopher and the inspiration Troilus of Elis was an ancient Greek athlete from Elis who participated at the Ancient Olympic Games. The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. "Barbarian" is a pejorative term for an uncivilized person either in a general reference to a member of a nation or Ethnos perceived Stratonicus (in Greek Στρατoνικoς; lived 4th century BC) of Athens, was a distinguished Musician of the time of Alexander Origins of the Pamphylians There can be little doubt that the Pamphylians and Pisidians were the same people though the former had received colonies from Greece and other Phaselis is an ancient Lycian city in the province of Antalya in Turkey. Side (ˈsiːdǝ is one of the best-known classical sites in Turkey, and was an ancient harbour whose name meant pomegranate ” And when he was asked again, according to the account given by Hegesander, which were the greatest barbarians, the Boeotians or the Thessalians he said, ” The Eleans. "Barbarian" is a pejorative term for an uncivilized person either in a general reference to a member of a nation or Ethnos perceived Boeotia, Beotia, or Bœotia ( Greek: Βοιωτία - English biːˈoʊʃiə formerly Cadmeis was a region of Ancient Greece, north of the Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. ” ”

In Hesychius(s. Hesychius of Alexandria (῾Ησύχιος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς a Grammarian who flourished probably in the 5th century CE compiled the richest lexicon v. βαρβαρόφωνοι) and other ancient lexica[2] Eleans are also listed as barbarophones. Indeed the North-West Doric dialect of Elis is, after the Aeolic dialects, one of the most difficult for the modern reader of epigraphic texts[3]

References

  1. ^ Athenaeus,Deipnosophistae VIII 350a
  2. ^ James A. For the modern Doric dialect of Scotland see Doric dialect (Scotland Doric was a dialect of ancient Greek. Aeolic Greek (also known as Lesbian Greek) is a linguistic term used to describe a set of rather archaic Greek sub- Dialects spoken Athenaeus ( Ancient Greek - Athếnaios Naukratios Latin Athenaeus Naucratita of Naucratis in Egypt Greek rhetorician and grammarian flourished The Deipnosophistae ( deipnon, "dinner" and sophistai, "professors" original Greek title, Deipnosophistai, English Towle, Commentary on Plato: Protagoras 341c. [1]
  3. ^ Sophie Minon, Les Inscriptions Éléennes Dialectale - Reviewed by Stephen Colvin[2]

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