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Miletus ( / maɪˈliːtəs /; Greek: Μῑ́λητος, romanized :Mī́lētos; Hittite: 𒈪𒅋𒆷𒉿𒀭𒁕Mīllawānda or 𒈪𒆷𒉿𒋫 Milawata ( exonyms ); Latin: Mīlētus; Turkish: Milet) was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Ionia.
Miletus, ancient Greek city of western Anatolia, some 20 miles (30 km) south of the present city of Söke, Turkey. It lies near the mouth of the Büyükmenderes (Menderes) River. Before 500 bce, Miletus was the greatest Greek city in the east. It was the natural outlet for products from the interior.
Jul 20, 2021 · Miletus was an important ancient Greek then Roman city, which still boasts an impressive ancient theatre among its ruins in modern Turkey. Sadly, today’s ruins of Miletus are barely a shadow of its former glory.
Jun 2, 2024 · Thales of Miletus (born c. 624–620 bce —died c. 548–545 bce) was a philosopher renowned as one of the legendary Seven Wise Men, or Sophoi, of antiquity. He is remembered primarily for his cosmology based on water as the essence of all matter, with Earth a flat disk floating on a vast sea.
Thales of Miletus (/ ˈ θ eɪ l iː z / THAY-leez; Greek: Θαλῆς; c. 626/623 – c. 548/545 BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. Thales was one of the Seven Sages, founding figures of Ancient Greece.
Sep 2, 2009 · Thales of Miletus (l. c. 585 BCE) is regarded as the first Western philosopher and mathematician. He was born and lived in Miletus, a Greek colony in Ionia (modern Turkey) referenced as the birthplace...
Aug 25, 2018 · Miletus, though one of the most famous ports of antiquity is now 'marooned in an alluvial delta'. By the middle of the 5th century, it had recovered from Xerxes' attack and was a contributing member of the Delian League.
