Aeolis
Aeolis (Αἰολίς) | ||
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Ancient region of Anatolia | ||
Roman province Asia | |
Aeolis ( to the east.
Geography
Aeolis was an ancient district on the western coast of
Hermus River (now the Gediz River). It was named for the Aeolians, some of whom migrated there from Greece
before 1000 BC. 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.
History
According to
Cyclopes, reached the floating island of Aeolia, where Aeolus son of Hippotas provided him with the west wind Zephyrus.[1]
By the 8th century BC the Aeolians' twelve most important cities were independent. They formed a league of twelve cities (a
The most celebrated of the cities was
Izmir, Turkey), but in 699 BC, Smyrna became part of an Ionian confederacy. [citation needed] This league or confederation, known as the Ionian League, also called the Panionic League, was formed at the end of the Meliac War in the mid-7th century BC.[3]
Seleucids, and Pergamenes.[4]
Pergamum, bequeathed Aeolis to the Roman Republic in 133 BC. Shortly afterwards it became part of the Roman province of Asia. At the partition of the Roman Empire (395 AD), Aeolis was assigned to the East Roman (Byzantine) empire and remained largely under Byzantine rule until the early 15th century,[citation needed] when the Ottoman Turks occupied the area.[5]
Notable people
See also
Notes
- ^ "Homer, The Odyssey, Scroll 10, line 1". Perseus Digital Library. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, iron bound with a wall that girds it
- ^ Herodotus. The Histories: 1.149. Compare Ionian League.
- ^ "Recent Finds in Archaeology: Panionion Sanctuary Discovered in Southwest Turkey". Athena Review. 4 (2): 10–11. 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Each of the cities minted coins of its own, using different gods, animals and objects as identifying city badges. See asiaminorcoins.com - ancient coins of Aeolis
- ^
Smyrna fell to the Beylik of Aydın about 1330 and to the Turco-Mongol Timur in 1402 (after the Siege of Smyrna).
References
- Pierluigi Bonanno, Aiolis. Storia e archeologia di una regione dell’Asia Minore alla fine del II millennio a.C., USA, 2006
External links
Media related to Aeolis at Wikimedia Commons