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1 day ago · The military operations of the Greco-Turkish war can be roughly divided into three main phases: the first phase, spanning the period from May 1919 to October 1920, encompassed the Greek Landings in Asia Minor and their consolidation along the Aegean Coast.
1 day ago · 1. Ephesus: The Ancient Metropolis. Ephesus, near the town of Selçuk, is one of the most significant cities in early Christianity. It was home to one of the largest and most influential Christian ...
2 days ago · Lydia (Ancient Greek: Λυδία, romanized: Lȳdiā; Latin: Lȳdia) was an Iron Age kingdom situated in the west of Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey. The ethnic group inhabiting this kingdom are known as the Lydians , and their language as Lydian and their capital was Sardis .
2 days ago · While the Seleucids were happy to recruit from less populated and outlying parts of the Empire such as the Arabs and Jews, Iranian peoples in the east, and inhabitants of Asia Minor to the north, they generally eschewed recruiting native Syrians and native Mesopotamians (Babylonians).
2 days ago · The mission was to reinforce the guards on the islands along Asia Minor with ammunition and men. It had 74 artillery pieces and a large military force, consisting of more than 1,000 men. The Greek navy dared a second attack but their terrible firepower forced the Greeks to abandon the attempt.
3 days ago · The Southeast Asia Minor is open to all undergraduates at Cornell. The minor can be combined with any other major by completing 18 credits of course work, including ASIAN 2208 - Introduction to Southeast Asia . This course covers fundamentals about the region as well as acquainting students with Cornell faculty who are Southeast Asia experts.
2 days ago · The ancient Greek historians Herodotus and Eudoxus of Rhodes related the Armenians to the Phrygians —who entered Asia Minor from Thrace —and to the peoples of the ancient kingdom upon whom the Phrygians imposed their rule and language.
