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     • Smyrna (/ ˈsmɜːrnə / SMUR-nə; Ancient Greek: Σμύρνη, romanized: Smýrnē, or Σμύρνα, Smýrna) was an Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia.
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   Where is Smyrna located?

   • Located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia, the oldest remains of the city, likely founded by indigenous peoples, are within the city that is now called Izmir, Turkey. Smyrna had first risen to prominence during the Archaic Period as one of the principal ancient Greek settlements in western Anatolia.

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   What is the history of Smyrna?

   • 1. Ancient: Smyrna, a large ancient city on the western coast of Asia Minor, at the head of a gulf which reaches 30 miles inland, was originally peopled by the Asiatics known as the Lelages.

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   Was Smyrna a Greek city?

   • Arches in the Ancient Greek city of Smyrna. The city was a center of Greek culture for millennia before all traces of Greek people were destroyed in the Smyrna Fire in 1922. Credit: Benh LIEU SONG / CC BY-SA 2.0 Smyrna was once one of the most illustrious of all ancient and Hellenistic-era Greek cities.

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   Who inhabited Smyrna?

   • Ancient: Smyrna, a large ancient city on the western coast of Asia Minor, at the head of a gulf which reaches 30 miles inland, was originally peopled by the Asiatics known as the Lelages. The city seems to have been taken from the Lelages by the Aeolian Greeks about 1100 B.C.; there still remain traces of the cyclopean masonry of that early time.

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   Where was Smyrna built?

   • Smyrna sat 35 miles (56 km) north of Ephesus, built near the ruins of an ancient Greek colony destroyed in the 7th century BC. Lysimachus, one of Alexander the Great’s generals, rebuilt Smyrna as a new Hellenistic city in the 3rd century BC. The city was later established as a Roman commercial center with a port on the Aegean Sea.

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   Is Smyrna a modern city?

   • 2. Modern: Modern Smyrna is still the largest city in Asia Minor, with a population of about 250,000, of whom half are Greek and less than one-fourth are Mohammedans. Its modern name, Ismir, is but a Turkish corruption of the ancient name.

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   Smyrna (/ ˈ s m ɜːr n ə / SMUR-nə; Ancient Greek: Σμύρνη, romanized: Smýrnē, or Σμύρνα, Smýrna) was an Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence.

4. greekreporter.com › 2024/09/09 › history-ancientThe History of the Ancient Greek City of Smyrna

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   Sep 9, 2024 · Smyrna was located at the mouth of the small river Hermus at the head of a deep arm of the sea that reached far inland. This enabled Greek merchant ships to sail into the heart of Lydia, allowing the city to become part of a major trade route between Anatolia and the Aegean.

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   Smyrna, a large ancient city on the western coast of Asia Minor, at the head of a gulf which reaches 30 miles inland, was originally peopled by the Asiatics known as the Lelages. The city seems to have been taken from the Lelages by the Aeolian Greeks about 1100 B.C.; there still remain traces of the cyclopean masonry of that early time.

6. www.biblestudy.org › biblepic › churches-ofSmyrna - The Seven Churches of Revelation! - Bible Study

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   Smyrna, originally peopled by Asiatics known as the Lelages, is located 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Ephesus and 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Pergamos (Pergamon). It was one of the chief cities of Roman-dominated Asia and competed with places such as Pergamos and Ephesus for the title "First City of Asia."

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   Smyrna sat 35 miles (56 km) north of Ephesus, built near the ruins of an ancient Greek colony destroyed in the 7th century BC. Lysimachus, one of Alexander the Great’s generals, rebuilt Smyrna as a new Hellenistic city in the 3rd century BC.

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8. historygreek.org › settlements › smyrnaGreek History | Smyrna

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   Smyrna is located on the western coast of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey. The city lies along the Aegean Sea, with its ancient harbor providing a vital link for maritime trade. The modern city of Izmir encompasses the area of ancient Smyrna, situated in the Gulf of Izmir.

9. greekcitytimes.com › 2024/01/31 › smyrna-historySmyrna: The History of Asia Minor’s Greatest Greek City

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   Jan 31, 2024 · Smyrna was located at the mouth of the small river Hermus, at the head of a deep arm of the sea that reached far inland. This enabled Greek merchant ships to sail into the heart of Lydia, allowing the city to become part of a major trade route between Anatolia and the Aegean.