List of ancient Greek cities

This is an incomplete list of ancient Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece. Note that there were a great number of Greek cities in the ancient world. In this list, a city is defined as a single population center. These were often referred to as poleis in the ancient world, these were autonomous city-states, although the list is not limited to poleis but includes also settlements that were not sovereign city-states. Also excluded from the list are larger units, such as kingdoms or empires.

A city is defined as ancient Greek if at any time its population or the dominant stratum within it spoke Greek. Many were soon assimilated to some other language. By analogy some cities are included that never spoke Greek and were not Hellenic, but contributed to Hellenic culture later found in the region.

A

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Abdera	Thrace (near Xanthi), Greece	Avdira
Abila	13 km north-northeast of Irbid, Jordan	Harta or Hartha	Abila Dekapoleos, Abila (Greek: Ἄβιλα), Seleucia (Greek: Σελεύκεια), Seleuceia, Seleukeia, Seleukheia, Ancient Raphana
Abydos	North of Hellespont	Nağara, pronounced Nara	Abydus
Acanthus	Athos	Ierissos	Erisso
Acharnae	near Acharnes and Ano Liosia, about 10 km north of Athens	Acharnes	Menidi
Actium	mouth of the Ambracian Gulf	Punta, abandoned
Adramyttium	Edremit (Town), Balıkesir	Edremit (Town)	Adramyttion, Adramytteion, Atramyttion
Aegae	Central Macedonia, near modern Vergina, Greece	abandoned	Aigai
Aegina	island in the Saronic Gulf, 27 km (17 mi) from Athens	Aegina
Aegium	Achaea, Greece	Aigio (Αίγιο)	Egio, Egion
Aenea	Chalcidice , northern Greece	abandoned	Ainea
Aenus	Turkish Thrace	Enez	Poltyobria, Poltymbria
Agrinion	Aetolia-Acarnania, 3 km south-west of modern Agrinio	abandoned	Agrinium
Aigosthena	Attica	abandoned	Egosthena
Akragas (Akragasta)	Sicily (Italio)	Agrigento	Agrigentum, Kerkent, Girgenti
Akrai	Sicily	Palazzolo Acreide	Acrae
Akrillai	Hyblaean Mountains, south-eastern Sicily	Chiaramonte Gulfi	Acrillae, Gulfi
Akroinon	western Turkey	Afyonkarahisar	Hapanuwa, Nicopolis, Kara Hissar, Afyon, Karahisar-i Sahip, Afium-Kara-hissar, Afyon Karahisar
Akrotiri (Ακρωτήρι)	Thera/Santorini, Greece	Akrotiri
Alalcomenae	Ithaca	abandoned
Alalia	Corsica	Aléria	Aleria, Alaliē (Ἀλαλίη)
Alexándreia (Ἀλεξάνδρεια)	northern Egypt	Alexandria	al-Iskandariyya, Rakotə, Eskendereyya (اسكندريه)
Alexandretta	southern Turkey	İskenderun	al-'İskandarūn (الإسكندرون)
Alexandria Arachosia	southern Afghanistan	Qandahar
Alexandria Ariana	western Afghanistan	Herat
Alexandria Asiana	Iran
Alexandria Bucephalous	Pakistan	Jhelum, or more likely Phalia
Alexandria in the Caucasus	near modern Bagram, Afghanistan		Kapisa
Alexandria Eschate	Fergana Valley	Khujand	Alexandria the Furthest, Khüjand, Khodzhent, Khudchand, Chodjend, Ispisar, Leninabad, Leninobod
Alexandria on the Indus	at the confluence of the Chenab rivers, Pakistan, 13 km from modern Uch	abandoned	Uch, Uch Sharif, Alexandria at the Head of the Punjab
Alexandria on the Oxus	near Kunduz, northern Afghanistan	abandoned	Ai-Khanoum, Ay Khanum, possibly Eucratidia
Alexandria Troas	Troad region of Turkey		Alexandria of the Troad, Sigia, Antigonia Troas,
Alinda	near Karpuzlu, Turkey	abandoned	possibly Alexandria by the Latmos
Amarynthos	Euboea, Greece	Amarynthos	Vathia (Médiéval name)
Amaseia	Yeşilırmak River, northern Turkey	Amasya	Amáseia (Αμάσεια)
Ambracia	Epirus
Amida	banks of the River Tigris, south-eastern Turkey	Diyarbakır	Diyâr-ı Bekr, Amed, Āmîḏ (ܐܡܝܕ)
Amisos	Black Sea coast, Turkey	Samsun	Amisus, Eis Amison, Samsunta, Samsus, Samson, Samsounta
Amnisos	Crete, Greece		Phocis, Greece
Amphicaea	Boeotia, Greece	Amfikleia	Amphicleia
Amphigeneia	Peloponnese, southern Greece	abandoned
Amphipolis	Central Macedonia, Greece	Amfipoli
Amphissa	Phocis, Greece	Amfissa	Salona
Ankon (Ἀγκών)	Adriatic coast of central Italy	Ancona
Antigonea	Chaonia, southern Albania	abandoned
Antipatrea	Illyria, southern Albania	Berat	Beligrad
Antioch on the Maeander	south western Turkey, near Kuyucak	abandoned	Antiochia on the Maeander, Antiochia ad Mæandrum, Pythopolis
Antioch, Mygdonia	south eastern Turkey	Nusaybin	Soba, Nisibis
Antioch on the Orontes	eastern side of the Orontes River, near modern Antakya , Turkey		Antiochia ad Orontem, Great Antioch, Syrian Antioch
Antioch, Pisidia	1 km northeast of Yalvaç, Isparta Province, Turkey		Antiochia in Pisidia, Pisidian Antioch (Greek: Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Πισιδίας), Antiochia Caesareia, Antiochia Caesaria, Antiochia in Phrygia
Antiochia ad Taurum	near Gaziantep, Turkey	abandoned	Antiochia in the Taurus
Andros	Cyclades, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) south east of Euboea
Apamea	on the Orontes River, about 55 km northwest of Hama, Syria	abandoned	Apameia (Απάμεια), Afamia (أفاميا or آفاميا)
Apamea	near the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates, in Iraq	abandoned	Apameia (Απάμεια)
Apamea	Sittacene, Iraq, surrounded by the Tigris	abandoned	Apameia (Απάμεια)
Apamea	near Nahavand, Iran	abandoned	Apameia (Απάμεια)
Apamea Myrlea	on the Sea of Marmara, south of Mudanya, Turkey	abandoned	Apamea Myrleon, Apameia Myrleanos, Brylleion, Myrlea (Μύρλεια), Murleia, Myrleia, Colonia Iulia Concordia, Apamena.
Apamea	lake formed by the Birecik Dam, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey	abandoned	Apameia (Απάμεια)
Apamea	Phrygia, Turkey	Dinar	Apameia (Απάμεια), Kibotos (κιβωτός), hê Kibôtos, Cibotus
Apamea Ragiana	Media, Iran	abandoned	Apamea Rhagiana, Apamea Raphiana, Apameia Rhagiane, Arsace, Khuvar, Choara
Aphidnae	Attica, Greece, about 28 km north of Athens	Afidnes (Αφιδνές, Αφίδναι)	Afidnai
Apollonia	Illyria, southernAlbania	abandoned
Apollonia	Mygdonia, northern Greece	abandoned
Apollonia	Pirgos Apollonias, northern Greece, opposite Thasos	abandoned
Apollonia	Chalcidice , northern Greece	abandoned
Apollonia	Aetolia, north western Greece	abandoned
Apollonia	Acte peninsular, northern Greece	abandoned
Apollonia	north coast of Crete, near Knossos	abandoned
Apollonia	south coast of Crete	abandoned
Apollonia	Sicily	possibly Pollina
Apollonia	Cyrenaica, Libya	abandoned
Apollonia	Mysia, western Turkey	abandoned
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum	Mysia, western Turkey	abandoned
Apollonia Pontica	Black Sea coast of Bulgaria	Sozopol	Antheia, Apollonia, Apollonia Magna
Apsaros	Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Georgia	Gonio	Apsyrtos (Ἄψυρτος)
Argos	Peloponnese, Greece
Arsuf	15 km north of Tel Aviv, Israel	abandoned	Arsur, Apollonia
Artanes	on the Danube, north west Bulgaria	Lom	Almus, Lom Palanka
Artemita	Babylonia, in the district of Apolloniatis (modern Iraq)	abandoned	Ἀρτεμίτα
Argyroupoli	northern Turkey	Gümüşhane
Asine	Argolis, Greece	destroyed
Asine	Messenia, Greece
Asine	Laconia, southern Greece	Skoutari
Asine	Cyprus	Asinou (Ασίνου)
Asklepios	northern Turkey	Iskilip	Iskila, Aesculapius, Andrapa, Andrapolis, Blocium, Bloacium, Neoclaudiopolis, Neopolis, İmad, Iskelib, İskelib, Direklibel
Aspendos	Antalya, southern Turkey	abandoned
Assus	Çanakkale, Turkey	Behramkale	Assos
Astacus	western Turkey	İzmit	Nicomedea, Olbia
Athens	Attica, southern Greece		Athenai, Athena (Αθήνα)
Athmonia	11 km (7 mi) north of Athens, Greece	abandoned
Aulon	Illyria, southern Albania	Vlore	Aulona, Vlona, Valona
Aytos	eastern Bulgaria	Aitos	Aetos, Ajtos, Astos, Idos, Akvilia

B

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Baris	south western Turkey	Isparta
Bhrytos	Lebanon	Beirut
Borysthenes	Ukrainian Black Sea coast	Berezan Island	Berezan'
Berge	Serres, Greece	Berge	Bergi
Boura	Achaea, Greece
Bouthroton (Βουθρωτόν)	southern Albania	abandoned	Butrint, Bouthrotios (Βουθρώτιος), Buthrotum
Brauron	Attica, Greece	abandoned	Vravrona, Vravronas
Byblos	Lebanon	Byblos	Byblos, Gubla, Gebal, Jbeil
Byzantium	Bosphorus Strait , western Turkey	Istanbul	Constantinople, Byzantion
Bythinion	western Turkey	Bolu	Vithinion (Βιθύνιον), Bithynium, Claudiopolis

C

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Callipolis	Hellespont	Gelibolu	Kallipolis, Gallipoli
Calydon	Aetolia, Greece
Caphyae	Arkadia , Greece	Chotoussa	Kaphyai
Carystus	near modern Karystos, Euboea, Greece
Cassandreia	Central Macedonia, Greece	Kassandreia
Cebrene	Troad region of Turkey		Kebrene, Kevrin, Alexandria (Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια), Antiochia in Troad (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Τρωάδας)
Celenderis	Ancient Cilicia	Aydıncık	Kalenderis, Kelenderis
Chalcedon	opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari (modern Üsküdar)	Kadıköy	Chalkedon, Calchedon (Καλχήδων)
Chalcis	Euboea, Greece		Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis, Chalkis
Chamaizi	Crete, Greece	[Chamaizi is later Turkish name; ancient name unknown]	[Hill is known locally as Souvloto Mouri, ancient Minoan site but possibly not a city]
Chersonesos	near Sevastopol, Crimea		Korsun, Khersones, Chersonese, Chersonesos, Cherson
Chimaira	Chaonia, southern Albania	Himare	Cheimara, Cheimaera, Chimaera
Chios	in the island with the same name, Greece
Chytri	Cyprus	Kythrea	Chytroi (Χύτροι)
Clazomenae	near İzmir, in Turkey	Kilizman	Clazomenae (Κλαζομεναί)
Cleonae	Argolis , Greece	Archaies Kleones	Kontostavlos
Cnidus	situated on Datça peninsula , southwestern Turkey	Tekir	Knidos (Κνίδος)
Colosse	Asia Minor (modern Turkey )	abandoned	Κολλοσσαί, Colossae, Chonae, Kona
Corcyra	Corfu island, Greece	Corfu	Κέρκυρα, Κόρκυρα, Corcyra, Corfu, Corfù, Kérkyra
Corcyra Melaena	Korčula island, Dalmatia (part of modern Croatia)	Korčula	Κόρκυρα Μέλαινα, Kórkyra Mélaina, Corcyra Nigra
Corcyra	Kirkuk Gοvernorate, Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)	Kirkuk	Kórkura, Kirkoúk
Corinth	Corinthia	Corinth
Croton	Calabria, southern Italy	Crotone	Crotona, Cotrone
Cyme	Aeolis, Turkey	Namurt	Kymi, Phriconis
Cyrene	near Shahhat, Cyrenaica, Libya	abandoned
Cythera	Ionian Islands, Greece

D

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Decelea (Δεκέλεια)	Attica, Greece		Dekeleia, Dekelia, Deceleia, Decelia, Tatoi
Delos	Cyclades, Greece		Dhilos (Δήλος)
Delphi	Mount Parnassus, Greece
Demetrias	Magnesia, northern Greece	abandoned	Dimitrias
Dicaea	Chalcidice , northern Greece	abandoned
Dicaea	Thrace	abandoned
Dicaearchia	Campania, Italy	Pozzuoli	Pezzulo, Puteoli, Pozzuoli
Didyma	western Turkey	Didim
Dion	Mount Olympus, Pieria, northern Greece	Dio (Δίο)	Dium
Dioscurias	Black Sea coast of Abkhazia, Georgia	Sukhumi
Dodona	Epirus, Greece	abandoned	Dòdònè (Δωδώνη)
Dorylaion	near Eskişehir, Turkey	abandoned	Dorylaeum
Dyme	Achaea, Greece	abandoned

E

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Edessa	Pella, northern Greece		Voden, Vodine, Vodina, Vudena, Vodena
Edessa	Mesopotamia, southern Turkey	Şanlıurfa	Orrha, Orrhoa, Orhāy, Ourhoï, Urha, Ourha, Er Roha, Ar-Ruha, Orfa, Urfa, Ourfa, Sanli Urfa
Elateia	Phocis, Greece
Eleusis	Attica, Greece
Eleutherna	25 km southeast of Rethymno, Crete		Apollonia (Ἀπολλωνία)
Emporion	Catalonia, Spain	Empúries	Palaiapolis, Neapolis
Ephesus	Ionia, western Turkey	Efes
Ephyra	Thesprotia, Greece		Kichyros - Κίχυρος
Epidamnos	coastal Albania	Durres	Epidamnos (Επίδαμνος), Dyrhacchion (Δυρράχιον), Dyrrachium, Drach, Drač (Драч), Dıraç. Durazzo
Epidauros	Argolis, Greece		Epidavros
Eresos	Lesbos, Greece	Skala Eresou
Eretria	Euboea, Greece	Eretria	Nea Psara (1823-1960)
Erythrae	Ionia, western Turkey	Ildiri	Erythrai (Ἐρυθραί), Litri
Eubea	Sicily	Licodia Eubea

G

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Gangra	Çankırı, Turkey	Çankırı	Germanicopolis (Γερμανικόπολις), Germanopolis (Γερμανόπολις), Changra, Kandari, Kanghari
Gaza	Gaza Strip, Palestine	Gaza
Gela	southern Sicily, Italy	Gela	Terranova di Sicilia
Golgi [el]	Cyprus	Athienou	Golgoi (Γόλγοι)
Gonnos	Larissa regional unit, Greece	Gonnoi	Gonni (Γόννοι), Gonnus
Gorgippia	Black Sea coast of Krasnodar Krai, Russia	Anapa (Ана́па)	Sinda
Gournia	Crete, Greece
Gortyn	Crete	destroyed	Gortyna (Γόρτυνα, Γόρτυς, or Γόρτυν)
Gythium	Laconia, Greece	Gytheio	Gýtheion (Γύθειον), Gythio, Githio, Yithion

H

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Hagios Onouphrios	Crete, Greece
Hagia Triada	Crete, Greece	Ayias Triadha
Halicarnassus	Caria, Turkey	Bodrum	Halikarnassós, Alikarnassós (Ἁλικαρνασσός), Halikarnas, Petronium (Πετρώνιον)
Halieis	Porto Heli, Argolis	abandoned
Helike	Achaea, Greece	submerged
Heliopolis	Lebanon	Baalbek	Heliopolis, Baalbek, Ἡλιούπολις
Hellespontos	Turkey	Dardanelles
Helorus	south-east coast of Sicily	abandoned	Heloros, Helorum, Elorus, Ἔλωρος, Ἕλωρος, Eloro
Hēmeroskopeion	Province of Alicante, Spain	Dénia	Ἡμεροσκοπεῖον, Dianium
Heraclea Perinthus	western Turkey	Marmara Ereğli	Heraclea Thraciae, Heraclea (Ἡράκλεια), Heraclea
Heraclea	Lucania, Italy	abandoned	Anglona
Heraclea	Dalmatian Coast, Hvar	Hvar	Heraclea, Heracleia, Heraclia
Heraclea by Latmus	near Lake Bafa, Muğla Province, Turkey	Kapıkırı	Latmus, Λάτμος
Heraclea Cybistra	near Ereğli, Turkey	abandoned
Heraclea Lyncestis	Pelagonia, near modern Bitola,North Macedonia	abandoned	Herakleia Lynkestis
Heraclea Minoa	near Montallegro, south coast of Sicily	abandoned	Hêrakleia Minôia, Rhachlôtês, Heracliensis
Heraclea Pontica	Bithynia, Turkey	Karadeniz Ereğli
Heraclea Sintica	Rupite, Bulgaria	abandoned
Heraclea Trachis	Central Greece, Greece	Heraclea	Trachis, Heraclea Trachinia
Hermione	Peloponnese, Greece	Ermioni (Ερμιόνη)
Hermonassa	Taman peninsula, Krasnodar Krai , Russia	Tmutarakan (Тмутаракань)
Hierapetra	Southern Crete, Greece
Hierapolis	Pamukkale, western Turkey	abandoned	Hierapolis (Ἱεράπολις)
Himera	northern coast of Sicily	abandoned, site subsequently re-settled	Thermae, Therma, Thermae Himerenses
Histria	Black Sea coast of Romania	abandoned	Istros (Ιστριη)
Hubla Minor	Sicily, Italy	abandoned
Hubla Gereatis	southern slope of Mount Etna, Sicily	abandoned
Hubla Heraea	Hyblaean Mountains, south-eastern Sicily	Ragusa	Hibla, Heresium, Rogos, Rakkusa
Hyele	Campania, Italy	Velia	Elea

I

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Ialysos	Rhodes
Iasus	Caria, south-west Turkey	abandoned	Iassus (Iασoς, Iασσoς), Askem, Asýn Kalessi
Idalium	Cyprus	Dali	Idalion (Ιδάλιον)
Imbros	Greek island in northern Aegean Sea	Gökçeada	İmroz, Imvros (Ίμβρος)
Iolcus	Thessaly, eastern Greece		Iolkos (Ιωλκός)
Issa	Vis, Croatia	Vis	Vis, Lissa, Issa (Ἴσσα)
Itanos	North-eastern Crete	Erimopolis
Ithaca	island in the Ionian Sea	Ithaka, Ithaki, (Ιθάκη)

J

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Juktas	Crete, Greece

K

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Kaiete	Campania, Italy	Gaeta	Caiete, Caieta, Kaieta
Kallipolis	Caria, south-western Turkey
Kallipolis	Hellespont , north-western Turkey	Gelibolu	Gallipoli
Kallipolis	Apulia, southern Italy	Gallipoli	Callipolis
Kamares	Crete, Greece
Kameiros	Rhodes, Greece
Kannia	Crete, Greece
Kamarina	south-eastern coast of Sicily	abandoned	Camarina , Kamerina
Kasmenai	Hyblaean Mountains, south-eastern Sicily	abandoned (Buscemi)	Casmenae, Casmene, Kasmenai, Kasmene, Κασμέναι (Kasménai), Κασμένη (Kasménē)
Katane	east coast of Sicily	Catania	Katánē (Κατάνη), Catăna, Catĭna, Balad-al-Fil, Medinat-al-Fil, Wadi Musa, Qataniyah
Kerkinitida	Crimea, Ukraine	Yevpatoria	Eupatoria (Євпаторія, Евпатория), Kezlev, Kerkinitis, Gözleve
Kepoi	Taman Peninsula, Krasnodar Krai, Russia	abandoned, submerged	Cepoi (Κήποι, Кепы)
Kimmerikon	Kerch Peninsula, Crimea	abandoned	Cimmericum Crimea
Kios	Sea of Marmara, Bithynia, north-western Turkey	abandoned	Cius-Kios (Kίος, Kείος), Keios, Prusa, Prusias, Prusias ad Mare
Klazomenai	Ionia, Western Turkey	Urla	Clazomenae
Knidos	Caria
Knossos	Crete	abandoned	Knossus, Cnossus (Κνωσός)
Kommos	Crete, Greece	Kommos is the modern name; ancient name unknown	Komos, Komo
Korinthos	Korinthia, Greece	Archea Korinthos
Kos	island of the Dodecanese, off Bodrum		Cos (Κως), İstanköy, Coo, Stanchio
Kourion	Cyprus		Curium, Curias (Κούριον)
Kúmē	Campania, Italy	abandoned
Kydonia	Crete, Greece	Chania	Cydonia
Kynos	Boeotia, Greece	Livanates	Cynus, Kunos
Kyrenia	Cyprus		Girne

L

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Lamia	central Greece		Zetounion (Ζητούνιον), Zitouni (Ζητούνι), Zirtounion, Zitonion, Girton, El Cito
Lampsacus	Troad, Turkey	Lapseki	Lampsakos (Λάμψακος), Pityusa, Pityussa, Pituousa (Πιτυουσα), Pituoussa (Πιτυουσσα)
Laodicea in Syria	Syrian coast	Latakia	Laodicea ad Mare, Latakiyah, Al-Ladhiqiyah, Laodikeia, Laodiceia, Lazkiye, Laodicea ad Mare
Laodicea on the Lycus	Lydia, Turkey	destroyed	Diospolis, Rhoas, Claudiolaodicea, Laodicea ad Lycum, Laodiceia, Laodikeia
Laodicea in Media	western Iran	Nahavand	Laodicea in Persis, Antiochia Nahavand, Nahāvand (نهاوند), Nahavend, Nahawand, Nehavand, Nihavand, Nehavend, Mah-Nahavand, Laodicea (Λαοδικεια), Ladhiqiyya, Laodiceia, Laodikeia, Laodicea in Media, Antiochia in Persis, Antiochia of Chosroes (Αντιόχεια του Χοσρόη), Antiochia in Media (Αντιόχεια της Μηδίας), Nemavand, Niphaunda
Laodicea Combusta	Lycaonia, Turkey	abandoned	Laodicea Catacecaumene, Laodiceia, Laodikeia, Laodikeia Katakekaumenê, Claudiolaodicea
Laodicea ad Libanum	Coele-Syria	abandoned	Laodiceia, Laodikeia, Cabrosa, Scabrosa, Cabiosa Laodiceia
Laodicea	Arcadia , Greece		Laodiceia, Laodikeia
Laodicea Pontica	Pontus, north-eastern Turkey		Laodiceia and Laodikeia
Laodicea	Mesopotamia, Iraq	lost	Laodikeia, Laodiceia
Laodicea in Phoenicia	Lebanon	Beirut	Laodicea in Canaan, Berytus
Lapithos	Cyprus		Lapta
Larissa	Thessaly, Greece		Yenişehr-i Fenar, Lárisa
Larissa	Troad, Turkey	abandoned
Lato	Crete, Greece
Laüs	Lucania, southern Italy	abandoned	Laus, Laos (Λᾶος)
Lebena	Crete, Greece
Lefkada	island in the Ionian Sea
Lekhaion	Corinthia, Greece
Leibethra	Central Macedonia, near modern Skotina, Greece
Leontinoi	southeastern Sicily	Lentini	Lintini, Leontinoi, Leontini and Leontium
Lepreum	Elis, Greece	abandoned	Lepreon, Lepreus
Lessa	Epidauria, Greece	abandoned
Lilaea	Boeotia, Greece	Lilaea
Lindus	Rhodes	Lindos
Lissus	Crete, Greece	abandoned
Lychnidos	Southwestern Region, North Macedonia	Ohrid
Epizephyrian Locris	Calabria, southern Italy	destroyed	Locri

M

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Madytos	Eceabat (Town)	abandoned	Maitos, Madyta,
Magnesia on the Maeander	Maeander river	abandoned	Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Magnesia ad Sipylum	Lydia, western Turkey	Manisa	Magnesia on the Sipylum
Mallia	Crete, Greece
Mantineia	Arcadia , Greece	abandoned	Mantinea, Antigonia (Αντιγόνεια)
Marathon	Attica, Greece		Marathónas (Μαραθώνας), Marathōn (Μαραθών)
Marmara	Balıkesir, Western Turkey	Marmara
Maroneia	Maroneia, Eastern Thrace	Maroneia	Maronya
Masis	Epidauria, Greece	Kranidi
Massalia	southern France	Marseille	Massilia
Megalopolis	Arcadia , Greece		Sinanou (Σινάνο)
Megara	Attica, Greece
Megara Hublaea	near Augusta, eastern Sicily	destroyed
Mesembria	Black Sea coast of Bulgaria	Nesebar	Menebria, Mesimvria (Μεσήμβρια), Mesimvria
Messene	southern Greece
Metapontum	Lucania, southern Italy	abandoned	Metapontium (Μεταπόντιον)
Methana	Epidauria, Greece	Vathy
Methone	Central Macedonia, Greece	abandoned
Methone	Messenia, southern Greece		Mothoni (Μοθώνη), Modon
Methumna	Lesbos, in the Aegean Sea		Mithymna (Μήθυμνα), Molyvos, Molivos
Miletos	Aydin, Turkey, Balat	abandoned	Milētos, Millawanda, Milawata, Miletus, Milet
Misenum	Campania, Italy	Miseno
Mochlos	Crete, Greece
Monastiraki	Crete, Greece	abandoned
Morgantina	central Sicily	abandoned	Murgantia, Morgantium, Μοργάντιον, Μοργαντίνη, Murgentia, Morgentia
Mulai	Sicily, Italy	Milazzo
Mukenai	north-eastern Argolis, near Mykines	abandoned	Mykēnē, Mykēnai
Mylasa	Caria, south-western Turkey	Milas
Myndus	Caria, western Turkey	Gümüşlük	Myndos (Μύνδος)
Myonia	Phocis, Greece	Agia Efthymia	Myania, Mynia
Myra	Lycia, Turkey	Demre	Kale
Myrmekion	Crimea, Ukraine	abandoned	Myrmēkion (Μυρμηκιων, Мирмекий)
Mutilene	Lesbos, in the Aegean Sea
Myos	Ionia, Anatolia	abandoned

N

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Nauplíos	Nafplio, Argolis	Nafpion	Nafpio, Nauplia, Navplion, Naupliē, Nauplia, Náfplion, Anáplion, Anáplia, Napoli di Romania, Mora Yenişehir, Anabolı, Yeni şehir, Náfplion
Naucratis	Nile Delta, Egypt		Naukratis (Ναύκρατις)
Naupactus	Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece		Nafpaktos (Ναύπακτος, Έπαχτος), Naupactos, İnebahtı, Lepanto
Naxos	Crete	abandoned
Naxos	Sicily	Giardini Naxos	Giaddini
Neapoli	northern Greece	Kavala	Christoupolis, Morunets
Neapolis	Pallene, Chalcidice , Greece	Polychrono	Polyhrono, Polichrono, Polihrono (Πολύχρονο), Polyhronon, Polihronon
Neapolis	Sardinia, Italy	abandoned	Nabui
Neapolis	Apulia, Italy	Polignano a Mare
Neapolis	Campania, Italy	Naples	Napoli, Napule
Nemea	Archaia Nemea, Argolis	abandoned
Nicaea	Bithynia, north-western Turkey	Iznik	Ancore, Helicore, Antigoneia (Αντιγόνεια), Nikaia, Nicæa
Nicaea	southern France	Nice	Niça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza Marittima
Nicopolis	Epirus, Greece	abandoned	Actia Nicopolis, Palaia Preveza
Nirou Hani	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Nymphaion	Crimea, Ukraine		Nymphaeum
Nymphaion	Illyria, Albania		Nymphaeum
Nysa	western Turkey	abandoned

O

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Oenoe (Οινόη)	northern Turkey	Ünye	Oene
Oenoe	Argolis, Greece		Oene
Oenoe	Attica, Greece		Oene
Oenus	Laconia, Greece
Odessos	coastal Ukraine	Odesa	Khadjibey, Khadjibei, Khacdjibei, Hacıbey, Hocabey, Gadzhibei, Chadžibėjus, Hacıbey
Odessos	coastal Bulgaria	Varna
Olbia	Sardinia		Civita, Terranova Pausania
Olbia	Ukrainian Black Sea coast	abandoned	Pontic Olbia, Olvia
Olous	near Elounda, Crete	drowned	Olus (Ὄλους, Ὄλουλις)
Olympia	Elis, Greece	abandoned	Olympí'a (Ολυμπία), Olýmpia (Ολύμπια), Olimpia, Olimbia
Olynthus	Chalcidice , northern Greece	destroyed
Opus	Boeotia, Greece	Atalanti	Opous
Orchomenus	Arcadia, Greece	Orchomenos near Levidi	Kalpaki (Médiéval name)
Orchomenus	Boeotia, Greece
Oricos	Illyria/Epirus, near Vlorë, Albania	abandoned
Orestias	Turkish Thrace	abandoned
Oreus	northern Euboea
Oropus	Attica, Greece		Oropos (Ωρωπός)
Onchesmos	Epirus, southern Albania	Sarandë	Anchiasmos , Άγιοι Σαράντα, Agioi Saranda, Turkish: Aya Sarandi

P

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Pactye	Thracian Chersonesos , Turkey	abandoned
Pagasae	Magnesia, central Greece	Platanos, central Greece
Palaikastro	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Pandosia	Epirus, Greece	abandoned
Pandosia	Bruttium , Italy	castellibero	castrofranco
Pandosia	Lucania, Italy	abandoned
Panticapaeum	Taurica, eastern Crimea, Ukraine	Kerch	Παντικάπαιον
Paphos	Cyprus
Parium	Hellespont	Kemer (Town)	Parion, Adrasteia, Adrastea
Paros	Greek island in Aegean Sea	Paros	Plateia, Pactia, Demetrias, Strongyli, Hyria, Hyleessa, Minoa, Cabarnis
Parthenope	Port of Neapolis, Campania	Naples
Patrae	Achaea, Greece	Patrai	Pátra (Πάτρα) Patrae
Pavlopetri	Laconia, Greece	submerged
Pegai	Megaris, Greece	abandoned
Peiraieús	Attica, Greece	Piraeus	Peiraiás, Peiraieús (Πειραιεύς)
Pella	Central Macedonia, Greece	abandoned
Percote	Asian Hellespont, Northeast of Troy	abandoned	Percope
Perga	15 km east of Antalya, Turkey	abandoned
Pergamum	Mysia, Turkey	Bergama	Pergamon (Πέργαμος)
Petsofas	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Phaistos	Crete, Greece
Phálēron	Attica, Greece	Palaio Faliro	Phaleron, Phalerum
Phanagoria	Cimmerian Bosporus , Ukraine	abandoned	Matrega
Pharae
Pharnacia	northern Turkey	Giresun
Pharos	Croatian island	Hvar	Hvor, For, Pharina, Lesina
Phaselis	Lycia, Turkey	abandoned
Phasis	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia	Poti
Philippi	Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, near Kavala, Greece	Filippoi
Pithekussa	island in Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy	Ischia
Philippopolis	southern Bulgaria	Plovdiv	Pulpudeva(reconstructed Thracian,uncertain), Eumolpias, Philippoupoli, Philippoupolis (Φιλιππούπολη, Φιλιππούπολις), Trimontium, Paldin (Пълдин). Plavdiv (Плъвдив), Filibe
Platanos	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Phlius	Argolid , Greece	abandoned
Pherae	Thessaly, Greece	abandoned
Phocaea	western Turkey	Foça	Phokaia (Φώκαια)
Phoenice	Chaonia, southern Albania	Finiq
Pinara	Lycia, Turkey	abandoned	Pilleñni (τὰ Πίναρα)
Pisa	Elis, Greece
Pitane	Çandarlı, Turkey	abandoned
Pitiunt	Abkhazia, Black Sea coast	Pitsunda	Bichvinta, Pezonda
Pixous	Campania, Italy	Policastro Bussentino	Pixunte
Plataea	Boeotia, Greece	destroyed	Plataeae
Poseidonia	Campania, Italy	Paestum	Paestum
Potidaea	Chalcidice , Greece	Nea Poteidaia	Potidaia (Ποτίδαια), Potidea
Priapus	Canakkale, western Turkey	Karabiga
Priene	Ionia, western Turkey	abandoned
Prousa	north-western Turkey	Bursa	Prussa (Προύσα), Brusa
Pseira	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Psychro	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Pteleum	Thessaly, Greece	destroyed
Pydna	Central Macedonia, Greece	Pydna	Púdna (Πύδνα)
Pylos	western Peloponnese, Greece		Pílos (Πύλος), Navarino, Avarino (Αβαρίνος), Zonklon, Anavarin, Neokastron, Avarmus, Abarinus, Albarinos, Albaxinus, Avarinos, Coryphasium, Iverin, Nelea, Port de Jonc, Porto Giunco, Zunchio.
Pyrgos	Black Sea coast of Bulgaria	Burgas
Pyrgos	Northern Crete, Greece	Minoan city

R

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Rhamnus	northern Attica, Greece	abandoned	Rhamnous
Rhegion (Ρήγιoν)	"toe of Italy", Calabria, southern Italy	Reggio Calabria	Erythrà (Ερυθρά), Rhegium Julium
Rhithymna	Northern Crete, Greece	Rethymon
Rhode	Catalonia, Spain	Roses, Girona
Rhodes	Rhodes, Greece		Ródos (Ρόδος),
Rhypes, (Ῥύπες)	Achaia, Greece	destroyed
Rizinia	Crete	abandoned	Prinias, Rize, Rhizenia

S

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Salamis	Cyprus	abandoned
Same (Σάμη)	island in the Ionian Sea, Greece
Samos	in the island with the same name, Greece
Scyllaeum	Calabria, Italy	Scilla
Scolacium (Σκυλλήτιον)	near Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy	Squillace
Selinus	south-west coast of Sicily, Italy	abandoned-Marinella di Selinunte	Selinunte
Seleucia Pieria (Σελεύκεια Πιερία)	south-eastern Turkey	Çevlik[1]	Seleukia Pieria, Seleukia
Semasus	Paphlagonia, northern Turkey	Amasra	Cromna, Amastris
Sestos	Eceabat, Turkey, North of Abydos		Sestus
Scidrus (Σκίδρος)	Lucania, Italy	location uncertain
Sicyon (Σικυών)	northern Peloponnese, Greece	abandoned
Side	Pamphylia, Turkey	abandoned	Eski Adalia, Old Antalya
Sidon	Lebanon	Sidon	Σιδών, Sidon, Saïda
Siteia	Crete, Greece
Sinope (Σινώπη)	Paphlagonia, northern Turkey	Sinop
Siris	Central Macedonia, Greece	Serres	Serrai (Katharevousa), Serras (local dialect, archaic form), Sirra (Roman era and Theopompus), Serez or Siroz (in Turkish), Ser (in Serbian and Bulgarian), Syar (in Bulgarian)
Sklavokampos	Crete, Greece
Smyrna	near İzmir, western Turkey	abandoned	Old Smyrna
Soli	Cyprus	abandoned	Soloi
Sozopolis	Pisidia, Turkey	abandoned	Apollonia
Sparta	southern part of the Peloponnese, Greece	Sparti	Lakedaimon (Λακεδαίμων), Lakedaimonia (Λακεδαιμωνία), Σπάρτα, Σπάρτη, Spartē.
Stagirus	Chalcidice , Greece	abandoned	Stageira (Στάγειρα), Stagira (Στάγιρα), Stagiros (Στάγιρος), Stageiros (Στάγειρος)
Stratos	Western Greece	Stratos
Stymphalos	Corinthia, Greece	Stymfalia
Sybaris	near Sibari, Gulf of Taranto, Italy	destroyed
Syrakousai	east-coast of Sicily, Italy	Syracuse	Siracusai, Aretusa.

T

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Taras (Τάρᾱς)	southern Italy	Taranto	Tarentum, Tarantas (Τάραντας)
Tanagra	Boeotia, Greece		Poimandria
Tanais	north-eastern Sea of Azov, Russia		Tánaïs (Τάναϊς)
Tauromenion (Ταυρομένιον)	east coast of Sicily	Taormina	Taurmina, Tauromenium
Tegea	Arcadia , Greece	Alea
Temnos	Aeolis, Turkey	abandoned
Tenedos	Turkish island in northern Aegean Sea	Bozcaada	Bozca ada, Tenedhos (Τένεδος)
Tenea	Corinthia, Peloponnese	Municipal unit of Tenea
Teos (Τέως)	Ionia, western Turkey	abandoned	Teo
Termessos (Τερμησσός)	Ionia, western Turkey	abandoned	Termissós
Thapsos	Sicily, Italy	abandoned
Thassos (Θάσος)	Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece	Thassos	Limenas, Λιμένας
Thebes	Boeotia, Greece	Thēbai (Θῆβαι), Thiva (Θήβα)
Theodosia (Θεοδοσία)	Crimea, Ukraine	Feodosiya (Феодосія, Феодосия)	Kefe, Feodosia
Therma	Mygdonia, Central Macedonia, Greece	Thessaloniki	Therme (Θέρμα, Θέρμη)
Thespiae	Boeotia, Greece	abandoned	Thespiai (Θεσπιαι)
Thronium	Illyria/Epirus, near Vlorë, Albania	abandoned	Thronium
Thoricus	southern Attica, Greece	abandoned	Thorico
Thurii (Θούριοι)	Magna Graecia, southern Italy	abandoned	Thurium (Θούριον), Copia, Copiae, Turios, Thurio Magna Graecia
Thyreum
Thyria	South of İzmir, Turkey	Tire
Tiruns	Argolis, Peloponnese	abandoned
Tithoraea	Boeotia, Greece	Kato Tithorea
Tomis	Black Sea coast of Romania	Constanţa	Konstantia, Köstence
Toróne	Chalcidice , Greece	Toroni
Tragurion	Dalmatian coast, Croatia	Trogir	Traù, Tragurium, Trau
Trapeze	Crete, Greece
Trapezus, Arcadia	Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey	Trabzon	Trapezounta (Τραπεζούντα)
Tripolis (Τρίπολις)	Lebanon	Tripoli
Tripolis (Τρίπολις)	Libya	Tripoli
Tripolis (Τρίπολις)	Pontus, north-eastern Turkey	Tirebolu	Ischopolis
Tripolis (Τρίπολις)	Thessaly, Greece		Tripolis Larisaia
Tripolis (Τρίπολις)	Phrygia	abandoned	Neapolis, Apollonia, Antoninopolis
Troizen (Τροιζήν)	northeastern Peloponnese, Greece	abandoned	Troizina, Trizina
Troliton	Sicily, Italy	abandoned
Troy	Dardanelles, north-eastern Turkey	Truva	Troia (Τροία), Ilion (Ἴλιον), Īlium, Wilusa, Truwisa, Hisarlık
Tylissos	Crete, Greece
Tyras	Ukrainian Black Sea coast	Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi[2]	Cetatea Albă
Tyros	Lebanon	Tyre	Τύρος, Tyre, Sur
Tyritake (Τυριτάκη)	Cimmerian Bosporus	abandoned

V

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Vasiliki	Minoan city in Crete, Greece
Vathypetros	Minoan city in Crete, Greece

Z

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Zakynthos	Zante
Zakros	Crete, Greece	Minoan city	Zakro
Zankle	Strait of Messina, Sicily, Italy	Messina	Messene, Messana

See also

• Greek colonisation
• Adjectival and demonymic forms of regions in Greco-Roman antiquity
• List of cities in ancient Epirus
• Greek cities in Thrace and Dacia
• Greek cities in Illyria
• Towns of ancient Greece
• List of cities in ancient Acarnania
• Regions of ancient Greece

References