Miletus (Mysia)

Miletus or Miletos (Ancient Greek: Μίλητος) was a town of ancient Mysia, in the territory of Scepsis, on the river Evenus, which was destroyed as early as the time of Pliny the Elder.[1]

The site of Miletus is tentatively located a near Uyuncak Köprü, over Havran Çay, in Anatolia.[2][3]

References
  1. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 5.32.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Miletus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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