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Smyrna. Coordinates: 38°25′7″N 27°8′21″E. Smyrna among the cities of Ionia and Lydia ( c. 50 AD) Smyrna ( / ˈsmɜːrnə / SMUR-nə; Ancient Greek: Σμύρνη, romanized : Smýrnē, or Σμύρνα, Smýrna) was a ancient greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia.
It was the discovery of America and the resulting discovery of a sea route to India which ruined the Smyrna trade. 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 ...
Revelation's Seven Churches Series. Ephesus - Pergamos. Thyatira - Sardis - Philadelphia. Laodicea - Location of Churches Map. 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).
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.
May 16, 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.
May 18, 2022 · 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.
Mar 23, 2022 · Located just 35 miles north of Ephesus, at the head of the Aegean Sea, the thriving city of Smyrna was known for its beauty, wealth, and achievement. The city rivaled Ephesus in grandeur and influence. Ancient coin inscriptions describe Smyrna as “first of Asia in size and beauty,” and “The Ornament of Asia.”
