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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.
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 ...
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.
Anciently, Magnesia (Ancient Greek: Μαγνησία) was a region of Ancient Greece, eventually absorbed by ancient Thessaly. Originally inhabited by the Magnetes (Μάγνητες), Magnesia was the long and narrow slip of country between Mounts Ossa and Pelion on the west and the sea on the east, and extending from the mouth of the Peneius ...
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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 ...