Elis
Ancient city · Greece
- Abandoned
- 145 BC
- Founded
- 1099 BC
- Population
- 149,896
- Coordinates
- 37.892, 21.375
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
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History
Elis was the capital city of the ancient polis (city-state) of Elis, and at the time of Pausanias one of the most populous and splendid cities of the ancient Greek world.