Miletus
The City of Thales and Anaximander, one of the 12 Ionian cities
| Site Id: | 63 |
| Locality: | Aydin |
| Address: | Yenihisar Aydın TR, 09290 Didim, Türkiye |
| Coordinates: | 37.53065408, 27.2759288 |
| Period: | Classical |
Wikipedia Description
Miletus (/maɪˈliːtəs/; Greek: Μῑ́λητος, romanized: Mī́lētos; Hittite: 𒈪𒅋𒆷𒉿𒀭𒁕 Mīllawānda or 𒈪𒆷𒉿𒋫 Milawata (exonyms); Latin: Mīlētus; Turkish: Milet) was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Ionia.[3][4][5] Its ruins are located near the modern village of Balat in Aydın Province, Turkey. Before the Persian rule that started in the 6th century BC, Miletus was considered among the greatest and wealthiest of Greek cities.[6][7] More on Wikipedia
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Attribution: Hekataios von Milet, with CC BY-SA 4.0 license, original file:Didyma_sacred_way.jpg
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Attribution: Kameister, with CC BY-SA 4.0 license, original file:Markttor_zu_Milet-Pergamonmuseum-2018.jpg
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Attribution: Hamed Kholdi, with CC BY-SA 4.0 license, original file:The_Ionic_Stoa_of_Miletus.jpg
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Maps of Miletus archeological site, located in Aydin, Türkiye.
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