Teuthrania
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For the town of ancient Paphlagonia, see
Teuthrania (Paphlagonia)
.Ancient city in Anatolia
  Shown within Turkey | |
| Location | İzmir, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Region | Mysia |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 3000 BC |
| Cultures | Ancient Greek |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
Teuthrania (
Thimbron, around the year 399 BCE, had come to the area to try to liberate the Greek colonies from the Persian domain.[5]
Its site is located near modern Kalerga, in İzmir Province, Turkey.[8][9]
According to the lost epic poem of the Cypria, Teuthrania was mistaken for Troy in the Achaean’s first expedition to reach the city. [10]
References
- ^ a b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. iii. p.615. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Homer. Odyssey. Vol. 10.520.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Xenophon, Hist. Gr. 2.1.6.
- ^ a b Xenophon. Hellenica. Vol. 3.1.6.
- ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 6.70.
- ^ Xenophon, Anabasis 7.8.17.
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ISBN 0-674-99605-4.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Teuthrania". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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