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Elis or Eleia ( Greek , Modern :  " Ilida ", Ancient : " lis "; Doric : " Alis "; Elean : " Walis ", ethnonym :  ) is an ancient ___MASK80___ that corresponds to the modern Elis regional unit . Elis is in southern Greece on the Peloponnesos peninsula , bounded on the north by Achaea , east by Arcadia , south by Messenia , and west by the Ionian ___MASK46___ . Over the ___MASK71___ of the archaic and classical periods , the " polis " of Elis controlled much of the region of Elis , most probably through unequal treaties with other cities , which acquired perioikic status . Thus the city - state of Elis was formed . The modern Olympic Games or Olympics are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a ___MASK19___ of competitions . The Olympic Games are considered the world ' s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating . The Olympic Games are held every four years , with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart . Patras (, Classical Greek and Katharevousa :  , ) is Greece ' s third - largest ___MASK86___ and the regional ___MASK68___ of Western Greece , in the northern Peloponnese , west of Athens . The ___MASK86___ is built at the foothills of Mount Panachaikon , overlooking the Gulf of Patras . Keramidia , is a ___MASK4___ in the northeastern ___MASK92___ of the municipal unit of Amaliada , Elis , Greece . It is located in a rural area near the southwestern corner of the Pineios reservoir , ___MASK23___ km north of Dafniotissa , 3 km east of Dafni , 3 km south of Agios Ilias , 5 km west of Efyra and 11 km northeast of Amaliada . Katharevousa (, literally " purifying [ ___MASK45___ ]"), is a form of the Modern Greek ___MASK45___ conceived in the early 19th ___MASK1___ as a compromise between Ancient Greek and the Demotic Greek of the ___MASK36___ . Originally , it was widely used both for literary and official purposes , though seldom in daily ___MASK45___ . In the 20th ___MASK1___ , it was increasingly adopted for official and formal purposes , until Demotic Greek became the official ___MASK45___ of Greece in 1976 and Andreas Papandreou abolished the polytonic system of writing both Demotic and Katharevousa in 1982 . Athens (" Athína " ) is the ___MASK68___ and largest city of Greece . Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world ' s oldest cities , with its recorded ___MASK48___ spanning over 3 , 400 years , and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC . Classical Athens was a powerful city - state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus , which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with Athens . A centre for the arts , learning and philosophy , home of Plato ' s Academy and Aristotle ' s Lyceum , it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy , largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European ___MASK69___ , and in particular the Romans . In modern times , Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic , financial , industrial , maritime , political and cultural life in Greece . In 2015 , Athens was ranked the world ' s 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study . Gastouni is a ___MASK50___ and a former ___MASK32___ in Elis , West Greece , Greece . Since the 2011 local ___MASK47___ reform it is part of the ___MASK32___ Pineios , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit . The municipal unit has an area of 59 . 325 km . Gastouni is situated in a flat rural area , 5 km from the Ionian ___MASK46___ . The river Pineios flows into the ___MASK46___ near Gastouni . The ___MASK50___ is south of Andravida , east of Vartholomio , northwest of Amaliada and northwest of Pyrgos . The population of the ___MASK50___ proper was 7 , 485 in 2011 . The Greek National Road 9 / E55 ( Patras - Pyrgos ) and the railway from Patras to Pyrgos pass east of Gastouni . There is a 12th - century Byzantine church in the southwestern quarter Katholiki . Efyra is a ___MASK4___ and a ___MASK81___ in the western part of Pineia municipal unit , Elis , Greece . It lies at an altitude of 121 metres , and covers an area of 12 km² , of which 55 % is arable and 20 % is forest . It is situated southeast of the Pineios reservoir , and west of the river Pineakos Ladonas , which also flows into the Pineios reservoir . Efyra has a church dedicated to St . George . In 2001 the population was 266 for the ___MASK4___ , and 268 for the ___MASK81___ , which includes the ___MASK4___ Pirio . Efyra is 2 km southeast of Kampos , 5 km west of Simopoulo and 21 km northeast of Pyrgos . Dafniotissa ( Greek :  ) , is a ___MASK4___ in the eastern ___MASK92___ of the municipal unit of Amaliada , Elis , Greece . It is situated in the hills southwest of the Pineios reservoir . It is ___MASK23___ km south of Keramidia , 3 km southeast of Dafni , 5 km west of Efyra and 10 km northeast of Amaliada . Thessaloniki is the second - largest ___MASK86___ in Greece and the ___MASK68___ of Greek Macedonia , the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace . Its nickname is   (" Symprotévousa "), literally " the co - ___MASK68___ ", a ___MASK90___ to its historical status as the  (" Symvasilévousa ") or " co - reigning " ___MASK86___ of the Eastern Roman ( Byzantine ) Empire , alongside Constantinople . Amaliada ( Katharevousa :  , " Amalias ") is a ___MASK50___ and a former ___MASK32___ in northwestern Elis , West Greece , Greece . Since the 2011 local ___MASK47___ reform it is part of the ___MASK32___ Ilida , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit . The municipal unit has an area of 251 . 945 km . In 2011 , the municipal unit had 28 , 520 inhabitants , of whom 16 , 763 lived in the ___MASK50___ of Amaliada . It is near the archaeological site of Elis , the city - state whose territory was the site of the ancient Olympic Games . It is situated in the plains of Elis , 6 km from the Ionian ___MASK46___ . It is 10 km southeast of Gastouni , 16 km northwest of Pyrgos and 60 km southwest of Patras . The euro ( ___MASK53___ : €; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union : Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , ___MASK60___ , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . The Ionian ___MASK46___ (, , ) is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean ___MASK46___ , south of the Adriatic ___MASK46___ . It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria , Sicily , and the Salento peninsula to the west , southern Albania to the north , and the west coast of Greece . Europe is a ___MASK69___ that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of Europe  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " ___MASK69___ " as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the ___MASK69___ ' s current overland boundaries . Simopoulo is a ___MASK4___ and a ___MASK81___ in the municipal unit of Pineia , Elis , Greece . Since the 2011 local ___MASK47___ reform it is part of the ___MASK32___ Ilida . Simopoulo was the seat of the former ___MASK32___ Pineia . It is situated in the sparsely populated hills of northern Elis . It is 5 km east of Efyra , 7 km west of Agia Triada and 23 km northeast of Pyrgos . In 2011 , the population of the ___MASK4___ was 369 , and the population of the ___MASK81___ , which includes the ___MASK4___ Agios Nikolaos , was 390 . A ___MASK86___ - state is a sovereign state that consists of a ___MASK86___ and its dependent territories . Historically , this included cities such as Rome , Athens , Carthage , and the Italian ___MASK86___ - states during the Renaissance  but today only a handful of sovereign ___MASK86___ - states exist , with some disagreement as to which are ___MASK86___ - states . A great deal of consensus exists that the term properly applies to Singapore , Monaco , and Vatican ___MASK86___ . Greece (' ), officially the Hellenic ___MASK91___ ( Greek : ' ), historically also known as Hellas ("" ), is a country in southeastern Europe . Greece ' s population is approximately 10 . 955 million as of 2015 . Athens is the nation ' s ___MASK68___ and largest city , followed by Thessaloniki . Pineia ( Greek :  ) is a former ___MASK32___ in Elis , West Greece , Greece . Since the 2011 local ___MASK47___ reform it is part of the ___MASK32___ Ilida , of which it is a municipal unit . The municipal unit has an area of 148 . 572 km . Its seat of administration was in the village Simopoulo . Pineia is named after the river Pineios , which forms its northern border . The area is hilly and sparsely populated . It is about 20 km east of Amaliada , 25 km northeast of Pyrgos and 45 km southwest of Patras .