Erana (ancient city)
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Erana as an ancient city in Messenia
built in the area of present day Filiatra
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The ancient city was located in the area that is now known as Agia Kyriaki. In the same area still mentioned in ancient times had a settlement with the name Arene
and another called Aliatros (Αλίατρος). In that prosepct and its two names Erana and Arene mentioned the same ancient settlement.
Erana survives the name in the area of Erani.
The entire area of Filiatra presents a settlement dating back to the Prehistoric era. In Gournospilies (Γουρνοσπηλιές meaning the cave of pigs), archaeologists had discovered a stone axe
from the Neolithic era. Traces of a Mycenean settlement founded in Armakadia which survives ruins of an ancient settlement and a Mycenean tomb. Armakadia is located in the present day municipality of Filiatra on the GR-9
, the highway to Gargaliani with olive groves and different agricultural settlements.
Filiatra was founded between the 12th and the 13th century.
Both the ancient city and Erani receives its name to a sporting team
that includes basketball, chess and football (soccer).
Erana as an ancient city in Messenia
Messenia
Messenia is a regional unit in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided by the Kallikratis plan, implemented 1 January 2011...
built in the area of present day Filiatra
Filiatra
Filiatra , is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is passed by Greek National Road 9 and is located south of Kyparissia and Pyrgos, W of Kalamata and...
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The ancient city was located in the area that is now known as Agia Kyriaki. In the same area still mentioned in ancient times had a settlement with the name Arene
Arene
Arene or Arênê or Arène may refer to:*an aromatic hydrocarbon*Arene , a genus of marine snails in the family Areneidae*Arene , the wife of Aphareus and mother of Idas and Lynceus in Greek mythology...
and another called Aliatros (Αλίατρος). In that prosepct and its two names Erana and Arene mentioned the same ancient settlement.
Erana survives the name in the area of Erani.
The entire area of Filiatra presents a settlement dating back to the Prehistoric era. In Gournospilies (Γουρνοσπηλιές meaning the cave of pigs), archaeologists had discovered a stone axe
Axe
The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood; to harvest timber; as a weapon; and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol...
from the Neolithic era. Traces of a Mycenean settlement founded in Armakadia which survives ruins of an ancient settlement and a Mycenean tomb. Armakadia is located in the present day municipality of Filiatra on the GR-9
Greek National Road 9
Greek National Road 9 is the second-longest national highway of Greece. It runs through the western Peloponnese, from Patras to Pylos. Its length is around .This highway travels near:*Bypasses:*Patras and Area, since 2002*Vrachneika*Alissos*Kato Achaia...
, the highway to Gargaliani with olive groves and different agricultural settlements.
Filiatra was founded between the 12th and the 13th century.
Both the ancient city and Erani receives its name to a sporting team
Erani Filiatra
The Athletic and Football Council of Erani is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football , basketball and chess .-Informative sources:...
that includes basketball, chess and football (soccer).