LOUTRO, Prevedos (anc. Pharae) - 2005

Loutro, Prevedos (anc. Pharae) (Kanellopoulou-Koumanioti property). G. Alexopoulou (ΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of a Roman bath complex with its hypocaust system. Trial excavation revealed walls and water channels, moulded bowls, Roman pottery, and an inscription (letter height 0.025m) reading:

ΑΠΟΥΛΗΙΟΝ/

ΦΙΛΩΤΑΝΗ/

ΦΘΛΥΤωΝ

Two further inscribed fragments read ΧΑ and (in two lines) Μ[Α] and…. Ρ.

The chapel of the Panagia, northwest of the plot and to the right of the Patras-Tripotamon-Tripolis road, which is surrounded by sherds and scattered architectural members, lies in the centre of the ancient city. The modern road follows the course of a major ancient road.

The complex is associated with the centre of ancient Pharae (at Prevedos).