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Magnesia or Magnesia on the Maeander (Ancient Greek: Μαγνησία ἡ πρὸς Μαιάνδρῳ or Μαγνησία ἡ ἐπὶ Μαιάνδρῳ; Latin: Magnesia ad Maeandrum) was an ancient Greek city in Ionia, considerable in size, at an important location commercially and strategically in the triangle of Priene, Ephesus and Tralles.
The remains of the antique city of Magnesia on the Maeander are located on the west side of Route D525 between Ortaklar and Söke, just west of the village of Tekin. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The hot springs in the villages of Alangüllü , Çamur, and Gümüşlü, all 10–12 km north of Germencik.
Ortaklar is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Germencik, Aydın Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 13,242 (2022). [2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town . [3] [4] It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to Germencik and 28 kilometres (17 mi) to Aydın. The ruins of ancient Magnesia on the Maeander are 4 km south of Ortaklar.
Antioch on the Maeander or Antiochia on the Maeander (Greek: Ἀντιόχεια τοῦ Μαιάνδρου; Latin: Antiochia ad Maeandrum), earlier Pythopolis, was a city of ancient Caria, in Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. The city was situated between the Maeander and Orsinus rivers near their confluence.
Magnesia ad Sipylum (Greek: Mαγνησία ἡ πρὸς Σιπύλῳ or Mαγνησία ἡ ἐπὶ Σιπύλου; modern Manisa, Turkey) was a city of Lydia, situated about 65 km northeast of Smyrna (now İzmir) on the river Hermus (now Gediz) at the foot of Mount Sipylus.
Location: Modern name: Also known as: Madytos: Eceabat (Town) abandoned Maitos, Madyta, Magnesia on the Maeander: Ionia, western Turkey, on the Maeander river abandoned Magnesia ad Maeandrum Magnesia ad Sipylum: Lydia, western Turkey Manisa: Magnesia on the Sipylum Malia: Crete, Greece Mantineia: Arcadia, Greece abandoned Mantinea, Antigonia ...
The name "Magnesia ad Sipylus" refers to Mount Sipylus (Mount Spil) that towers over the city and Magnesia became a city of importance starting with the Roman dominion, particularly after the 190 BC Battle of Magnesia. The names "Sipylus" or "Sipylum" in reference to a settlement here are also encountered in some sources, again in reference to ...
Mount Spil (Turkish: Spil Dağı), the ancient Mount Sipylus (Ancient Greek: Σίπυλος) (elevation 1,513 m or 4,964 ft), is a mountain rich in legends and history in Manisa Province, Turkey, in what used to be the heartland of the Lydians and what is now Turkey's Aegean Region.