Elis
place · 10 works · 18 mentions · 19 anchored passages
Elean territory · the capital · the islands that are over against Elis · their capital
in the texts
Hellenica
The home city of Euagoras, victor of the two-horse race at the ninety-third Olympiad.
In the next year—in which was celebrated the ninety-third Olympiad, when the newly added two-horse race was won by Euagoras of Elis and the stadium by Eubotas of Cyrene, Euarchippus being now ephor at Sparta and Euctemon archon at Athens —the Athenians fortified Thoricus;
Now when Agis entered Elis by way of Aulon, the Lepreans at once revolted from the Eleans and came over to him, the Macistians likewise at once, and after them the Epitalians.
And Agis, at the head of the army, made his entrance into the territory of Elis through Achaea, along the Larisus.
Odyssey
A region on the Greek mainland ruled by the Epeans, named in Odysseus's invented tale.
it was not known, therefore, that I had killed him, but as soon as I had done so I went to a ship and besought the owners, who were Phoenicians, to take me on board and set me in Pylos or in Elis where the Epeans rule, giving them as much spoil as satisfied them.
The vessel made a quick passage to Pherai and thence on to Elis, where the Epeans rule.
Then Telemakhos said, "Mother, I am the only man either in Ithaca or in the islands that are over against Elis who has the right to let any one have the bow or to refuse it.
History of the Peloponnesian War
The territory of the Eleans, a party to the new hundred years' treaty and custodian of the Olympic sanctuary.
That the oaths shall be renewed by the Athenians, on going to Elis, Mantinea, and Argos, thirty days before the Olympic festival;
Now Demosthenes being at that time on his voyage for Corcyra, after he had built the fortifications on the side of Laconia, fell in with a merchant vessel anchored at Phea in the Elean territory, in which the Corinthian heavy-armed were to cross over to Sicily;
Against Alcibiades
City whose officials, the Masters of the Games, Alcibiades influenced in order to seize Diomedes's chariot team at Olympia.
Yet thanks to his influence with the Masters of the Games at Elis, Alcibiades deprived him of his team and competed with it himself.
For the People of Megalopolis
A city or state named in a Spartan proposal for territorial restitution.
For they now say that Elis ought to receive parts of Triphylia, and Phlius the district of Tricaranum, and certain Arcadian tribes the land belonging to them, and that we ought to have Oropus, not because they want to see each of us enjoying our own, far from it—(that would be a tardy exhibition of philanthropy).
Fourth Philippic
Greek region or city named in connection with massacres.
I pass over many other instances, such as Pherae, the raid against Ambracia, the massacres at Elis, and countless others.
On the False Embassy
Peloponnesian city or region cited as suffering massacres and political overthrow.
It has invaded Peloponnesus and caused the massacres at Elis.
Were there any persons in Elis who embezzled public money?
The Histories
A region of Greece where mules reportedly cannot be conceived, offered as an exception to Herodotus' climate theory.
But I think it strange (for it was always the way of my history to investigate excurses) that in the whole of Elis no mules can be conceived although the country is not cold, nor is there any evident cause.
but whenever the season is at hand for the mares to conceive, they drive them into the countries of their neighbors, and then send the asses after them, until the mares are pregnant, and then they drive them home again.