Teos
Ancient Greek maritime city of Ionia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Teos (Ancient Greek: Τέως) or Teo was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, on a peninsula between Chytrium and Myonnesus. It was founded by Minyans from Orchomenus, Ionians and Boeotians, but the date of its foundation is unknown. Teos was one of the twelve cities which formed the Ionian League. The city was situated on a low hilly isthmus. Its ruins are located to the south of the modern town of Sığacık in the Seferihisar district of Izmir Province, Turkey.
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Τέως (in Ancient Greek) | |
Alternative name | Teo |
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Location | Sığacık, Izmir Province, Turkey |
Region | Ionia |
Coordinates | 38°10′38″N 26°47′06″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Periods | Archaic Greek to Roman Imperial |
Cultures | Greek, Roman |
Associated with | Andron, Anacreon, Antimachus, Apellicon, Hecataeus of Abdera, Nausiphanes, Protagoras, Scythinus |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
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