Pyrgus (Elis)
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Pyrgus or Pyrgos () was a fortified town of a district called Perippia, in
Hollow Elis Hollow Elis (also known as Koile-Elis, or Vale of Elis) was a district of Elis, Greece. The district occupied the basin of the Peneus River. The district extended as far as Cape Araxos. References Geography of ancient Elis {{AncientEli ...
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ancient Elis Elis () or Eleia (; ; Elean: ; ) is an ancient district in Greece that corresponds to the modern regional unit of Elis. Elis is in southern Greece on the Peloponnese, bounded on the north by Achaea, east by Arcadia, south by Messen ...
. It is mentioned by
Polybius Polybius (; , ; ) was a Greek historian of the middle Hellenistic period. He is noted for his work , a universal history documenting the rise of Rome in the Mediterranean in the third and second centuries BC. It covered the period of 264–146 ...
in conjunction with Lasion Its site is unlocated.


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Populated places in ancient Elis Former populated places in Greece Lost ancient cities and towns {{ancientElis-geo-stub