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- DictionaryA·sia Mi·nor/ˌāZHə ˈmīnər/
- 1. the western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey.
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May 11, 2024 · Greece and the Aegean Sea. Aegean Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek peninsula on the west and Asia Minor on the east. About 380 miles (612 km) long and 186 miles (299 km) wide, it has a total area of some 83,000 square miles (215,000 square km). The Aegean is connected through the straits of the Dardanelles, the Sea ...
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3 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.
1 day ago · An exhibition offering a virtual tour of the shared history and culture of Greeks from Cyprus, Pontus, and Asia Minor has opened in Oakleigh to commemorate the Pontian Genocide. The exhibition ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Asia Minor and the Battle of Issus Battle of Issus Alexander the Great leading his forces against the retreating Persian army led by Darius III at the Battle of Issus in 333 bce , detail of a mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii; in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy.
- Frank W. Walbank
Apr 26, 2024 · Schodl tells the tale of the small Greek community in Asia Minor that was torn apart during the final days of the Ottoman Empire. It focuses on the disappearance of the population practically overnight thanks to campaigns, designed to scare Greeks from Levissi and nearby Macri (known as Fethiye), including offensives by Turks.
6 days ago · The Armenians are the descendants of a branch of the Indo-Europeans. 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. Known to the Persians as Armina and ...
May 14, 2024 · Asia Minor: 1 n a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey Synonyms: Anatolia Example of: peninsula a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
