{"id":25741,"date":"2024-06-21T10:38:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T09:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/the-history-of-elea-velia\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:04:09","slug":"the-history-of-elea-velia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/en\/the-history-of-elea-velia\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Elea\/Velia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25741\" class=\"elementor elementor-25741 elementor-20675\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b37aacb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b37aacb\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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        <div class=\"date\">2ND-1ST CENTURY BC<\/div>\n                                                                                <h5 class=\"inner-title\">\n                                                                                            <a href=\"#sectiontwo\">02-  The Rise of Elea<\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/h5>\n                                        <p class=\"content\">A Flourishing Trade Centre and the Birthplace of the Eleatic School\n<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div class=\"swp-single-inner-wrap style-13\">\n                                <div class=\"swp-single-inner style-2 swp-angle-left-circle-date\">\n                                    <div class=\"date-wrap\">\n   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                                                               <a href=\"#sectionfour\">04- Decline and Abandonment<\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/h5>\n                                        <p class=\"content\">Velia in the Middle Ages and the Modern Era<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div class=\"swp-single-inner-wrap style-13\">\n                                <div class=\"swp-single-inner style-2 swp-angle-left-circle-date\">\n                                    <div class=\"date-wrap\">\n                                         <br>                                     <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"thumb\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" 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<\/h5>\n                                        <p class=\"content\">A Heritage to Be Discovered<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <!-- timeline Card 13 -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f1d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"10f1d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    $('h5.inner-title a').html(function(index, html) {\n        return html.replace(\/(\\d+)\/g, '<b><i>$1<\/i><\/b>');\n    });\n});\n    \n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-id=\"50bda1e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Velia\u2014originally known as Elea\u2014was founded between 540 and 535 BC by Greek settlers from Phocaea (modern-day Fo\u00e7a, on the coast of present-day Turkey). In 545 BC, following the Persian invasion of their homeland, the Phocaeans were forced to flee westward across the Mediterranean. After a long journey, they settled in Alalia, on the island of Cyrnus (modern-day Aleria in Corsica), where fellow Phocaeans had established a settlement some years earlier.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> However, their maritime trading expertise soon brought them into conflict with the Etruscans and Carthaginians, who at the time controlled the trade routes of the Tyrrhenian Sea. This rivalry led to a naval confrontation\u2014known in ancient historical tradition as the &#8220;Battle of the Sardinian Sea&#8221;\u2014in which the Greeks emerged victorious. Despite this success, the Phocaeans at Alalia suffered severe losses and were forced to withdraw to Rhegion, a city in Magna Graecia that was allied with them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There, an ambassador from Poseidonia (Paestum) advised them to settle further along the coast. In the land of the ancient Oenotrians, they found a site that offered both natural protection and access to the sea. It was here that they gradually established the city of Elea, later known as Velia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af62cbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1af62cbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sectiontwo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9e30c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f9e30c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9df3d0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9df3d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Rise of Elea<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c12037 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48c12037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Flourishing Trade Centre and the Birthplace of the Eleatic School\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d59a337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d59a337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the decades following its foundation, Elea flourished, enjoying prosperity thanks to favourable trade relations with numerous cities and peoples across the ancient Mediterranean. This was the era of the celebrated philosophers Parmenides and Zeno, who played key roles not only in shaping Elea\u2019s cultural identity but also its political structure. They provided the city with its Constitution, upon which both citizens and magistrates swore their oaths. As a result, Elea experienced a long period of social stability and economic success.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So strong was the city\u2019s civic structure that, between the 5th and 4th centuries BC, Elea resisted pressure from the Lucanians, defeated the Poseidonians in battle, and ultimately became a close ally of Rome, which was then extending its control across Italy and beyond. Between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, Elea\u2019s political and commercial influence was widely recognised throughout the Mediterranean, both to the East and the West.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city expanded and took on a newly conceived urban and architectural layout. During this period, a number of important monuments were constructed, including the public baths, the portico of the Great Temple of Athena, sacred precincts along the ridges of the inner hills, and a sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius, which served medical and healing purposes. One of the most remarkable achievements was the vaulted passage of Porta Rosa\u2014among the earliest known examples of a full semicircular arch with a relieving structure, built entirely using dry-stone techniques and following precise harmonic proportions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615008f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"615008f4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3f382 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f3f382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb52c0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5eb52c0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sectionthree\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4920622f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4920622f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734f7c07 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"734f7c07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a016836 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a016836\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6afa158c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6afa158c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Elea to Velia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4181b88d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4181b88d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prosperity in the Roman Period<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2d8644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c2d8644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the early days of Rome\u2019s expansion, Elea developed strong ties with the city of Rome. In exchange for its military and naval support during the Punic Wars, the Romans granted Elea considerable political, economic, and administrative autonomy\u2014including the right to mint its own coins.This relationship was formalised in 88 BC when Elea became a Roman municipium and was renamed Velia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the 1st century BC, Velia became a popular retreat for Rome\u2019s elite. Notable visitors included the statesman and orator Cicero, the general Lucius Aemilius Paullus, and the poet Horace, who stayed there both for leisure and health. During the Augustan era, at the beginning of the Empire, Velia remained a flourishing city and an important urban and port centre. It was well known for its strategic location, as well as its reputation in medicine, culture, and religion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the early centuries of the Common Era, Velia began to experience serious environmental challenges. Soil erosion and overuse of the land led to coastal retreat and unstable slopes. Frequent flooding and silting became common, prompting repeated repairs and alterations to the city\u2019s buildings and road network.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e10bf90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e10bf90\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sectionfour\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6921eba9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6921eba9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6230bc2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6230bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Decline and Abandonment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67598b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67598b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Velia in the Middle Ages and the Modern Era<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230933b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"230933b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Velia\u2014like many other cities\u2014experienced a gradual decline that eventually led to its complete abandonment between the 5th and 6th centuries AD. From that point onward, the site was steadily buried beneath layers of alluvial sediment, erasing it from view and memory. Archival records from 562 mention a bishopric named Velia. However, this reference does not correspond to the ancient city, once a prominent Roman centre, but rather to a cluster of villages and lands around the Alento River and Mount Stella.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In later medieval travel records, the area once occupied by the Phocaean city is referred to as Bellia or Bellias. Between the 10th and 12th centuries, a fortified settlement known as Castellum Maris or Castrum Maris rose on what had been the acropolis of Elea\/Velia.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1420, Count Francesco Sanseverino of Lauria purchased the fiefdom for 500 ounces of gold and later, in 1447, donated it to the Casa dell\u2019Annunziata of Naples. In 1458, King Ferrante I of Naples ordered the settlement to be abandoned so the land could be used for olive cultivation and livestock grazing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the time the estate passed into the hands of the Caracciolo family, and later to the Maresca family in 1702, the area was completely depopulated. Official census records confirm that the settlement on the hill\u2014built over the remains of ancient Elea\u2014was entirely deserted.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ede2220 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ede2220\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc1c811 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1bc1c811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33147e33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33147e33\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sectionfive\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6260fec9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6260fec9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434dd1c3 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"434dd1c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198fe39b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"198fe39b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de4037c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1de4037c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rediscovery and the First Excavations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46499d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46499d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Archaeological Discoveries in the Modern Era<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef99595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ef99595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the modern era, almost all knowledge of Velia\u2014and its earlier identity as Elea\u2014had faded into obscurity. Its history had been forgotten and its precise location left uncertain. It was the German scholar L. Holstenius who, in the mid-17th century, first identified the ancient site with the promontory of Castellamare della Bruca. However, the first proper description of the city only appeared in 1745, thanks to the work on Lucania by the Baron of Ceraso, Antonini.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> At the end of the 19th century, during the construction of the Vallo\u2013Pisciotta railway, W. Schleuning of the German Archaeological Institute produced the site\u2019s first topographic plan. Yet it wasn\u2019t until 1927 that systematic archaeological excavation began, led by Amedeo Maiuri with funding from the Magna Grecia Society and support from Umberto Zanotti Bianco. These early efforts revealed large sections of residential areas and the sanctuary atop the acropolis.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> After the Second World War, research resumed in the 1950s under Pellegrino Claudio Sestieri, who expanded exploration across the city. In the 1960s, Mario Napoli launched a wide-ranging excavation campaign that gradually restored Velia\u2019s urban and monumental identity. Among his most significant discoveries were Porta Rosa and the archaic quarter\u2014the oldest known core of Elea\u2019s original settlement. Meanwhile, research carried out by Austrian and Neapolitan university institutes also began and continues today, focusing on the eastern and southern areas of the ancient city.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23069100 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23069100\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sectionsix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e404c82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e404c82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74aa0f1c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74aa0f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Velia Today<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac8a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eac8a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Heritage to Be Discovered<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496a2ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"496a2ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Velia is a remarkable archaeological site, welcoming scholars to explore its ancient history. Research continues with targeted excavations, supported by careful restoration and efforts to enhance the site&#8217;s value. In recent years, archaeologists have systematically investigated the city walls, the acropolis, the Asklepieion, the necropoleis of Porta Marina, the western and southern quarters, and the Hellenistic baths. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you walk through the remains of this millennia-old city, you can uncover the stories it still holds. Through special events, exhibitions, and guided tours, the Archaeological Parks invite you to experience the legacy of Elea and Velia\u2014continually finding new ways to shape the site into an international cultural hub and a driving force for local development.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3bc66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f3bc66\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc887de animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bc887de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History of Elea\/Velia Discover more TIMELINE Scroll through the timeline and discover the history of the Archaeological Area 540-535 BC 01- The Founding of Velia The Phocaeans and Ancient [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25741","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The History of Elea\/Velia - Parchi Archeologici di Paestum &amp; 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