Aeolis

Aeolis (Modern Greek ??????? Eolídha, Ancient Greek ?????? Aiolís) or Aeolia (Modern Greek ?????? Eolía, Ancient Greek ?????? Aiolía) was an area that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor, mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolian Greek city-states were located. Aeolis incorporated the southern parts of Mysia which bounded it to the north, Ionia to the south, and Lydia to the east. In early times, the Aeolians' twelve most important cities were independent, and formed a league: Cyme (also called Phriconis), Larissae, Neonteichos, Temnus, Cilla, Notium, Aegiroessa, Pitane, Aegeaeae, Myrina, Gryneia, and Smyrna (Herodotus, 1.149).

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Modern Greek - Ancient Greek - Asia Minor - Lesbos - Aeolian - Greek - Mysia - Ionia - Lydia - Cyme - Phriconis - Larissae - Neonteichos - Temnus - Cilla - Notium - Aegiroessa - Pitane - Aegeaeae - Myrina - Gryneia - Smyrna - Herodotus

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