Alternative meaning: the Aeolis region of Mars.

Ancient Region of Anatolia Aeolis (Αιολίς)
Location	Western Anatolia
State existed:	8-6th c. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black BC (as Dodecapolis)
Language	Aeolic Greek
Biggest city	Smyrna
Roman province	Asia

Aeolis (Ancient Greek Αιολίς Aiolís) or Aeolia (IPA: /iːˈoʊlɪə/) (Ancient Greek Αιολία 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. Aeolic Greek (also known as Lesbian Greek) is a linguistic term used to describe a set of rather archaic Greek sub- Dialects spoken This article is on the Ancient Greek city of Smyrna principally in connection with the ruins remaining to this day In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin provincia, pl provinciae) was the basic and until the Tetrarchy (circa The Roman province of Asia, also called Phrygia was an administrative unit added to the late Republic. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Lesbos (Λέσβος also transliterated Lesvos, Midilli is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. The Aeolians (Αἰολεῖς were one of the three ancient Greek tribes The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Aeolis incorporated the southern parts of Mysia which bounded it to the north, Ionia to the south, and Lydia to the east. Mysia (Μυσία was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor or Anatolia (part of modern Turkey) Geography Physical Ionia was of small extent not exceeding 90 geographical miles in length from north to south with a breadth varying from 40 to 55 miles but to this Defining Lydia Aside from a legend related by Herodotus, who states that the name Lydia came from king Lydus at the time of the fall of Troy

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Natives of Aeolis 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

Geography

Aeolis was an ancient district on the western coast of Asia Minor. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black It extended along the Aegean Sea from the entrance of the Hellespont (now the Dardanelles) south to the Hermus River (now the Gediz River). Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. See also Dardanelles Hellespont ( Turkish, Greek; ie "Sea of Helle" variously named in classical literature Hellespontium Pelagus See also [[Hellespont]] The Dardanelles ( Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı Greek: Δαρδανέλλια Dardanellia) formerly It was named for the Aeolians, some of whom migrated there from Greece before 1000 BC. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Aeolis was, however, an ethnological and linguistic enclave rather than a geographical unit. The district often was considered part of the larger northwest region of Mysia. Mysia (Μυσία was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor or Anatolia (part of modern Turkey)

History

According to Homer's description, Odysseus, after his stay with the Cyclopes, reached the island of Aeolus, who provided him with the west wind Zephyr. Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, a cyclops (ˈsaɪklɒps or kyklops ( Greek) is a member of a primordial race of For the Click beetle Genus, see Aeolus (beetle. Aeolus ( Greek:, Ailos Modern Greek In Greek Mythology, the Anemoi (in Greek, Άνεμοι &mdash " winds " were Wind gods who were each ascribed

In early times, by the 8th century BC, the Aeolians' twelve most important cities were independent, and formed a league (Dodecapolis): Cyme (also called Phriconis), Larissae, Neonteichos, Temnus, Cilla, Notium, Aegiroessa, Pitane, Aegae, Myrina, Gryneia, and Smyrna. This article is about the ancient Ionian city see also Kymi for the Greek form of Cyme Cyme (or Kymi, also Phriconis Cilla is an English female Given name, originally the diminutive form of Priscilla and less frequently Drusilla. The Battle of Notium (or Ephesus) in 406 BC, was a Spartan naval victory in the Peloponnesian War. Pitane (near Çandarlı, Turkey) was an ancient Greek town of Aeolis, in Asia Minor. Myrina ( Greek:) was one of the Aeolian cities on the western coast of Mysia, about 40 stadia to the southwest of Gryneium. This article is on the Ancient Greek city of Smyrna principally in connection with the ruins remaining to this day ^[1]

The most celebrated of the cities was Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey), but in 699 BC, Smyrna became part of an Ionian confederacy. This article is on the Ancient Greek city of Smyrna principally in connection with the ruins remaining to this day İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. The remaining cities were conquered by Croesus, king of Lydia (reigned 560-546 BC). This article refers to the historical King of Lydia For the opera by Reinhard Keiser, see Croesus (opera. Defining Lydia Aside from a legend related by Herodotus, who states that the name Lydia came from king Lydus at the time of the fall of Troy Later they were held successively by the Persians, Macedonians, Seleucids, and Pergamenes. layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox The Ancient Macedonians (Μακεδόνες Makedónes were an ancient tribe which inhabited the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axius, north The Seleucid Empire /sə'lusɪd/ ( 312 - 63 BC) was a Hellenistic empire i

Attalus III, the last king of Pergamum, bequeathed Aeolis to Rome in 133 BC. Attalus III (in Greek Attalos III) Philometor Euergetes (ca 170 BC &ndash 133 BC was the last Attalid king of Pergamon, ruling from Shortly afterward, it was made part of the Roman province of Asia. The Roman province of Asia, also called Phrygia was an administrative unit added to the late Republic. At the partition of the Roman Empire (395 AD), Aeolis was assigned to the East Roman (Byzantine) empire and remained under Byzantine rule until the early 1400s, when the Ottoman Turks occupied the area. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Ottoman Turks were the subdivision of the Ottoman Muslim Millet that dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire.

Natives of Aeolis

• Autolycus of Pitane
• Andriscus
• Elias Venezis

Notes

References

• Pierluigi Bonanno, Aiolis. Storia e archeologia di una regione dell’Asia Minore alla fine del II millennio a. C. , USA, 2006

External links

• http://www.caropepe.it/pubblicazioni.html

Historical regions of Anatolia
Aeolis | Cappadocia | Caria | Cilicia | Bithynia | Galatia | Ionia | Lycaonia | Lycia | Lydia | Mysia | Pamphylia | Paphlagonia | Phrygia | Pisidia | Pontos | Troad

Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Cappadocia (or Capadocia, Turkish Kapadokya, from Greek: Καππαδοκία / Kappadokía which in turn is from the Persian: Municipalities of Caria Cramer's detailed catalog of Carian towns in Classical Greece is based entirely on ancient sources Geography Cilicia extended along the Aegean coast east from Pamphylia, to Mount Amanus ( Gavurdağı Mount) which separated it from Syria Description Several major cities sat on the fertile shores of the Propontis (which is now known as Sea of Marmara) Nicomedia, Chalcedon, Cius Ancient Galatia was an area in the highlands of central Anatolia in modern Turkey. Geography Physical Ionia was of small extent not exceeding 90 geographical miles in length from north to south with a breadth varying from 40 to 55 miles but to this In ancient geography Lycaonia was a large region in the interior of Asia Minor, north of Mount Taurus. "Sidyma" redirects here For the Moth Genus named thus see Sidyma (moth. Defining Lydia Aside from a legend related by Herodotus, who states that the name Lydia came from king Lydus at the time of the fall of Troy Mysia (Μυσία was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor or Anatolia (part of modern Turkey) Origins of the Pamphylians There can be little doubt that the Pamphylians and Pisidians were the same people though the former had received colonies from Greece and other Geography The greater part of Paphlagonia is a rugged mountainous country but it contains fertile valleys and produces a great abundance of hazelnuts and fruit – particularly plums In antiquity Phrygia (Φρυγία was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey. Geography Although close to Mediterranean Sea on the map the warm climate of the south cannot pass the height of the Taurus Mountains. Geography The Black Sea region loosely called Pontus by various scholars has a steep rocky coast with rivers that cascade through the gorges of the coastal ranges Troas or The Troad is the historical name of the Biga peninsula ( modern Turkish: Biga Yarımadası) in the northwestern part of Anatolia

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