Pheia (Elis)
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Pheia was a small town and a harbour in Elis
in the ancient country of Pisatis. It was built by a natural gulf on an island which it does not exist today next to the drylands
and was destroyed in the 4th century, from that location founded near today's Katakolo
, next to the Iardani river and was the important lake in Elis. During the Peloponnesian War
, the Athenians conquered the small town and used its ports for its base during the polemical undertaking in Elis. Pheia was ruined in the 6th century and sunk underwater. In the location of the acropolis
, a castle was built by the Franks
which survives today, famously as Pontikokastro (Ποντικόκαστρο - meaning castle of the rats) or Belvedere (Μπελβεντέρε).
Its first excavations were made in 1911 . In 1973 the Archaeological Maritime Archives Institute made reports in the sea ara in the gulf of Agios Andreas in Katakolo
where it found a town. It dug in many archiectural artifacts and others. The location of the ancient city and lake is located at a depth of 5 m below sea level.
Elis
Elis, or Eleia is an ancient district that corresponds with the modern Elis peripheral unit...
in the ancient country of Pisatis. It was built by a natural gulf on an island which it does not exist today next to the drylands
Drylands
Drylands is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Thea Astley. This novel shared the award with Benang by Kim Scott.-Awards:...
and was destroyed in the 4th century, from that location founded near today's Katakolo
Katakolo
Katakolo is a seaside town in western Ilia in the municipality of Pyrgos. It is located south of Patras and Dounaiika, 12 km off downtown Pyrgos, west of Olympia and northwest of Messenia...
, next to the Iardani river and was the important lake in Elis. During the Peloponnesian War
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War, 431 to 404 BC, was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases...
, the Athenians conquered the small town and used its ports for its base during the polemical undertaking in Elis. Pheia was ruined in the 6th century and sunk underwater. In the location of the acropolis
Acropolis
Acropolis means "high city" in Greek, literally city on the extremity and is usually translated into English as Citadel . For purposes of defense, early people naturally chose elevated ground to build a new settlement, frequently a hill with precipitous sides...
, a castle was built by the Franks
Frankish Empire
Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire , Frankish Kingdom , Frankish Realm or occasionally Frankland, was the territory inhabited and ruled by the Franks from the 3rd to the 10th century...
which survives today, famously as Pontikokastro (Ποντικόκαστρο - meaning castle of the rats) or Belvedere (Μπελβεντέρε).
Its first excavations were made in 1911 . In 1973 the Archaeological Maritime Archives Institute made reports in the sea ara in the gulf of Agios Andreas in Katakolo
Katakolo
Katakolo is a seaside town in western Ilia in the municipality of Pyrgos. It is located south of Patras and Dounaiika, 12 km off downtown Pyrgos, west of Olympia and northwest of Messenia...
where it found a town. It dug in many archiectural artifacts and others. The location of the ancient city and lake is located at a depth of 5 m below sea level.