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Ionia, ancient region comprising the central sector of the western coast of Anatolia (now in Turkey). It was bounded by the regions of Aeolis on the north and Caria on the south and included the adjacent islands. Ionia consisted of a coastal strip about 25 miles (40 km) wide that extended from.
- Erythrae
Erythrae, ancient Ionic city on the Mimas (now Kara Burun)...
- Clazomenae
Clazomenae, ancient Ionian Greek city, located about 20...
- Aeolis
The earliest settlements, located on the islands of Lesbos...
- Ionia Summary
Ionia , Ancient region, western coast of Asia Minor (modern...
- Erythrae
Ionia ( / aɪˈoʊniə / eye-OH-nee-ə) [1] was an ancient region on the western coast of Anatolia, to the south of present-day İzmir, Turkey. It consisted of the northernmost territories of the Ionian League of Greek settlements [citation needed].
Jun 28, 2023 · Definition. Ionia was a territory in western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) populated by the Ionians (Greeks who spoke the Ionian dialect) in c. 1150 BCE. It is best known as the birthplace of Greek philosophy (at Miletus) and the site of the Ionian Revolt which prompted the Persian invasion of Greece in 490 and 480 BCE.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Ancient Ionia today is the west coast of Turkey north and south of Izmir.
- Ionia took its name from the Ionian Greeks who settled the west coast of Anatolia (Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey). They took their name from Ion, a...
- Ionia is famous for the scientific revolution of the 6th century BCE that launched the Pre-Socratic Philosophers and for the Ionian Revolt of 499-4...
- Ionia was first settled by the Ionian Greeks c. 1150 BCE toward the end of the Bronze Age Collapse.
Feb 8, 2018 · Ionia, located in Anatolia, once a territory of Greece, now a part of Turkey, was the womb of Western philosophy and science. The Ionians became one of four Greek tribes, becoming known as the Ionian League, a religious community that came together annually to worship the sun god Apollo.
May 29, 2018 · Ionia (īō´nēə), ancient region of Asia Minor [1]. It occupied a narrow coastal strip on the E Mediterranean (in present-day W Turkey) as well as the neighboring Aegean Islands, which now mainly belong to Greece.
Nov 16, 2015 · The Temple of Hadrian at Ephesus, Ionia (Turkey) written by Carole Raddato. The Temple of Hadrian at Ephesus is regarded one of the most famous monuments of the ancient city of Ephesus. It lies on the south side of Curates Street, one of Ephesus’ main arteries connecting the Gate of Hercules with the Library of Celsus.
Sep 27, 2023 · Ionia was a territory in western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) populated by the Ionians (Greeks who spoke the Ionian dialect) in c. 1150 BCE. It is best known as the birthplace of Greek philosophy (at Miletus) and the site of the Ionian Revolt which prompted the Persian invasion of Greece in 490 and 480 BCE.
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