Helike — Classical Helike Stopped Waters Agora Submersed 373 BCE

Why it mattersKey Achaian League Classical Helike 373 BCE inundated submerged-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 700 BCE Helike town; 373 BCE catastrophic flood (earthquake + tsunami) two nights

Period

Classical (373 BCE earthquake Atlantis of Greece) + Mycenaean Helladic Early Helladic settlement 3000 BCE underlying

Culture

Achaian League Classical Helike 373 BCE inundated

Purpose

Lost Classical city 'Atlantis' flooded 373 BCE (Diodorus, Pausanias, Eratosthenes) — Helike delta buried 3–8 m under lagoon silts with 2 pc pottery Kiln

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1946

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Helike — Classical Helike Stopped Waters Agora Submersed 373 BCE

2. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Helike — Classical Helike Stopped Waters Agora Submersed 373 BCE

• Helike — Classical Helike Stopped Waters Agora Submersed 373 BCE — Principal Harbour

  harbour

  harbour at Helike — Classical Helike Stopped Waters Agora Submersed 373 BCE — subsidiary complex

  38.2207° N · 22.1314° E

• Helike — Classical Helike Stopped Waters Agora Submersed 373 BCE — Northern Wall

  wall

  wall at Helike — Classical Helike Stopped Waters Agora Submersed 373 BCE — subsidiary complex

  38.2193° N · 22.1317° E

• Helike — Classical Helike Stopped Waters Agora Submersed 373 BCE — Temple Annex 3

  temple

  temple at Helike — Classical Helike Stopped Waters Agora Submersed 373 BCE — subsidiary complex

  38.2197° N · 22.1298° E