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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 Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections ...
- Great Fire of Smyrna
The burning of Smyrna [3] [4] ( Greek: Καταστροφή της...
- Smyrna, Georgia
Smyrna is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It...
- Great Fire of Smyrna
Sep 10, 2021 · The Great Fire of Smyrna as seen from an Italian ship. Credit: Wikipedia/Public domain. The Great Fire of Smyrna and the killing of dozens of thousands of Greeks and Armenians by the Turkish Army and renegades several years after the end of WWI still remains one of the darkest moments of Greek history.
Dec 28, 2023 · Smyrna was once one of the most illustrious of all ancient and Hellenistic-era Greek cities. One of the main centers of Greek settlement in western Anatolia, it once had a temple dedicated to Athena and was the residence of the epic poet Homer. Rebuilt during the Hellenistic era, it flourished for some time, becoming a hub of Armenian and Greek ...
May 18, 2022 · 1 0. Smyrna was one of the greatest Ancient Greek cities to have existed in Asia Minor, today's Turkey. Before being Christianised, and long before being Islamified, it once had a temple dedicated to Athena and was the residence of the epic poet Homer. Rebuilt during the Hellenistic era, it flourished for some time, becoming a hub of Armenian ...
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Smyrna was the second city to receive a letter from the apostle John in the book of Revelation. Acts 19:10 suggests that the church there was founded during Paul’s third missionary journey. Due to the fact that the port city of Izmir houses the second largest population in Turkey today, the site of ancient Smyrna has been little excavated.
