Petra ( grc, Πέτρα) was an ancient settlement belonging to

ancient Elis Elis () or Eleia ( el, Ήλιδα, Ilida, grc-att, Ἦλις, Ēlis ; Elean: , ethnonym: ) is an ancient district in Greece that corresponds to the modern regional unit of Elis. Elis is in southern Greece on the Peloponnese, bounded on th ...

. Pausanias writes that it was in the immediate neighbourhood of Elis and contained the tomb of the philosopher

Pyrrho Pyrrho of Elis (; grc, Πύρρων ὁ Ἠλεῖος, Pyrrhо̄n ho Ēleios; ), born in Elis, Greece, was a Greek philosopher of Classical antiquity, credited as being the first Greek skeptic philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism. Life ...

. Its precise location is unknown.

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Populated places in ancient Elis Former populated places in Greece Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientElis-geo-stub