{"id":4912,"date":"2019-08-02T01:43:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T22:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theologos-guide.gr\/place\/archaeological-site-of-ales\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T22:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:09:23","slug":"archaeological-site-of-ales","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/theologos-guide.gr\/en\/place\/archaeological-site-of-ales\/","title":{"rendered":"Alon Archaeological Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ancient city of Alone developed in the area of \u200b\u200bAgios Ioannis Theologos on the eastern side of the Gulf of Atalanti. The site was inhabited in the Neolithic era (6,000-5,000 BC). The city of historical times was founded around 600 BC and belonged to an alliance of cities of Eastern Locris based in Opuntas. Alone is being excavated by American archaeologists. Two pioneering researchers, Hetty Goldman and Alice Walker Kosmopoulos, were active in the area from 1911 to 1935. Since 1990, excavations at the site have resumed by Cornell University in New York under the direction of Professor John E. Coleman.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>TIP: The archaeological site can be visited after consultation with the Ephorate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially, the site was founded in the Neolithic period (6,000-5,000). The settlement consists of buildings, rectangular in plan, surrounded by a stone enclosure. The city of historical times was founded around 600 BC and had a walled acropolis. During the Hellenistic period, a wider fortification enclosure with towers was built to protect the acropolis. Within it, the temple of Athena Poliouchou, religious and administrative buildings have been identified. Outside it, the city&#8217;s cemeteries have been identified and investigated. As the sea level has risen since antiquity, part of the ancient city is visible in the shallow waters next to the acropolis. The heyday of the city of Alone is placed in the Hellenistic period. It is believed that at that time it was part of Boeotia and a member of the Boeotian League.  <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/uv?hl=el&amp;pb=!1s0x14a0c35302b63819:0x9137cd339d9fc16c!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/p\/AF1QipOfxE4cz58zjfsqiZhqpBcFYzCMnYXsVOldcQjE%3Dw284-h160-k-no!5zzpHPgc-HzrHOuc6_zrvOv86zzrnOus-Mz4IgzqfPjs-Bzr_PgiDOkc67z47OvSDOkc-Bz4fOsc65zr_Ou86_zrPOuc66z4zPgiDPh8-Oz4HOv8-CIM-Dz4TOvyDOmM61zr_Ou8-MzrPOvyAtIM6Rzr3Osc62zq7PhM63z4POtyBHb29nbGU&amp;imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipOfxE4cz58zjfsqiZhqpBcFYzCMnYXsVOldcQjE&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjvxeWpoNjiAhUGzaQKHcrLAD8QoiowDnoECAoQBg&amp;cshid=1559940841238182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"&#x3B5;&#x3B4;&#x3CE; (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a> photos of the Archaeological Site of Alon in Theologos, Phthiotis.  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Archaeological findings tend to confirm Plutarch&#8217;s report (Sulla 26) that Ales was destroyed by the Roman general Sulla in 85 BC, because it allowed the ships of his rival Mithridates to dock from Pontus. Sporadic habitation in the area continued during the Roman period. The city experienced a new flourishing in the 5th and 6th centuries AD. An early Christian basilica was built on the acropolis, right on the ruins of the old temple of Athena. Parts of houses and tombs from the same era have also been investigated. Around the end of the 6th century AD, the acropolis was abandoned. A small church, from the time of the Crusades (13th century AD), was also erected within the early Christian basilica.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Access to the Archaeological Site is via the national road, at the exit for Theologos and is located within the settlement of Agios Ioannis Theologos towards the road to the port.  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/odysseus.culture.gr\/h\/3\/gh351.jsp?obj_id=4964\">Ministry of Culture<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ancient city of Alone developed in the area of \u200b\u200bAgios Ioannis Theologos on the eastern side of the Gulf of Atalanti. The site was inhabited in the Neolithic era (6,000-5,000 BC). The city of historical times was founded around 600 BC and belonged to an alliance of cities of Eastern Locris based in Opuntas. 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