The Ionian cities, together with the capital …
Years: 765BCE - 622BCE
The Ionian cities, together with the capital cities of the islands of Chios and Samos, include Phocaea, Erythrae, Clazomenae, Teos, Lebedus, Colophon, Ephesus, Priene, Myus, and Miletus on the mainland.
It is probable that the original number of towns of the tenth and ninth centuries was far larger.
There may be much truth in the tradition that identifies Athens as the departure point of the Ionians.
The Ionians receive only passing mention in Homer's epics but in the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, roughly corresponding in time to the first certain written reference to the Ionians by the Assyrian king Sennacherib (reigned 704-681 BCE), they are noted as the great and wealthy people who frequent the festival of Apollo at Delos.
These Greek Ionian cities form an exclusive religious league, the Panionion, …
Locations
Groups
- Athens, City-State of
- Ionians
- Priene, Greek City-State of
- Cimmerians
- Miletus (Ionian Greek) city-state of
- Colophon, Greek City-state of
- Greece, classical
- Ephesus (Ionian Greek) city-state of
- Erythrae, City-State of
- Clazomenae, City-State of
- Magnesia on the Maeander, Greek City-State of
- Phocaea (Ionian Greek) city-state of
Topics
- Younger Subboreal Period
- Iron Age, Near and Middle East
- Greek colonization
- Iron Age Cold Epoch
- Classical antiquity
- Cimmerian Invasion of Phrygia
Commodoties
Subjects
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Subregions
Years: 765BCE - 622BCE
Locations
Groups
- Athens, City-State of
- Ionians
- Priene, Greek City-State of
- Cimmerians
- Miletus (Ionian Greek) city-state of
- Colophon, Greek City-state of
- Greece, classical
- Ephesus (Ionian Greek) city-state of
- Erythrae, City-State of
- Clazomenae, City-State of
- Magnesia on the Maeander, Greek City-State of
- Phocaea (Ionian Greek) city-state of
Topics
- Younger Subboreal Period
- Iron Age, Near and Middle East
- Greek colonization
- Iron Age Cold Epoch
- Classical antiquity
- Cimmerian Invasion of Phrygia
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions