Ἑλίκη | |
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  Shown within Greece | |
| Location | Achaea regional unit, Greece |
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| Coordinates | 38°13′19″N 22°07′54″E / 38.2220°N 22.1318°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
Helike (/ˈhɛlɪkiː/; Greek: Ἑλίκη, pronounced [heˈlikɛː], modern Greek pronunciation: [eˈlici]) was an ancient Greek polis (city-state)[1] that was submerged by a tsunami in the winter of 373 BC.
It was located in the regional unit of Achaea, northern Peloponnesos, two kilometres (12 stadia) from the Corinthian Gulf and near the city of Boura, which, like Helike, was a member of the Achaean League. Modern research attributes the catastrophe to an earthquake and accompanying tsunami which destroyed and submerged the city. It was rediscovered in 2001 buried in an ancient lagoon near the village of Rizomylos. In an effort to protect the site from destruction, the World Monuments Fund included Helike in its 2004 and 2006 List of 100 Most Endangered Sites.[2]
- ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Achaia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 482. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- ^ "Helike Archaeological Site". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved August 4, 2013.