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Modern Description: A colony of Elis (D.7.32). Late 6th c. pottery has been found. The hill is fortified with a circuit wall ca. 1800 m long; tombs have yielded bronze mirror-disks. (N.G.L. HAMMOND PECS)
Elatria is located at the foot of Mt. Zalongo in the abandoned village of Palaioroforo or Palioroforo, north of the village of Neos Oropos. It was founded by Elis in the second half of the eighth century BC and it was probably walled during the events of the Peloponnesian war. In 343 BC, it was conquered by Phillip II of Macedon and was given to the Cassopaians and the Molossians. Its walls were probably destroyed by the Romans in 167 BC though there is some scant evidence such as potsherds for occupation in the late first century BC. The settlement was abandoned, probably as a result of the foundation of Nicopolis. Below the acropolis of Palaioroforo, remains of a Late Roman or Early Christian building with mosaic floor have been identified. The Roman aqueduct of Nicopolis is located to the north of the acropolis. (TIR Epirus)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elateia_(Epirus)
Wikidata ID: Q5353589
Trismegistos Geo: 58456

Info: Princeton Encyclopedia

(Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, from Perseus Project)

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