- Elis (/ˈiːlɪs/) or
Eleia /ɪˈlaɪ.ə/ (Gr****: Ήλιδα, romanized: Ilida,
Attic Gr****: Ἦλις, romanized: Ēlis /ɛ̂ːlis/; Elean: Ϝᾶλις /wâːlis/, ethnonym: Ϝᾱλείοι)...
- the
eighth Olympiad (747 BCE) the
Pisatans succeeded in
depriving the
Eleians of the
presidency by
calling in the ****istance of
Pheidon I, king of Argos...
- interruption, on more than one
occasion they were held by
others than the
Eleians. The
Eleians declared such
games Anolympiads (non-Olympics), but it is ****umed...
- the
Scilluntians ****isted Pyrrhus, king of Pisa, in
making war upon the
Eleians; but they were
completely conquered by the latter, and both Pisa and Scillus...
-
other cities of
Triphylia revolted against the
Eleians with the ****istance of Sparta, with the
Eleians accepting Triphylian independence in 400 BC. With...
- Achaea, and in the
rocky recesses of
Mount Scollis. It was here that the
Eleians took
refuge with
their property and flocks, when
their country was invaded...
- walls,
relying upon the
sanctity of
their country. At the same time the
Eleians were
divided into a
certain number of
local tribes; or if the
latter existed...
-
defeat outside the
walls of Elis
against some
Aetolian mercenaries, but the
Eleians,
seeing that
prolonged resistance was ****ile, surrendered. A
somewhat confused...
- in 400 BCE, the
Eleians were
obliged to give up Lasion, in
consequence of its
being claimed by the Arcadians. In 366 BCE, the
Eleians attempted to recover...
-
loved ones, yet
station them next to
themselves in battle ... with them (
Eleians, Thebans) it's a custom, with us a disgrace ...
placing your
loved one...
