The Hellenistic Settlements in Europe, the Islands, and Asia MinorThis compendium provides historical narratives, detailed references, citations, and commentaries on all the cities founded or refounded in Europe, The Islands, and Asia Minor during the Hellenistic period. Organized coherently in more than 180 entries, it is one of the most significant reference works in the field of Greek history to be completed in the past decade. |
Contents
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THESSALY AETOLIA AND BOEOTIA | 107 |
THE PELOPONNESE | 121 |
THE ISLANDS | 129 |
THE TROAD | 143 |
MYSIA AND AEOLIS | 161 |
CARIA | 243 |
PHRYGIA | 275 |
LYCIA | 327 |
PAMPHYLIA | 333 |
PISIDIA AND LYCAONIA | 343 |
CILICIA | 353 |
CAPPADOCIA AND GALATIA | 373 |
PONTUS AND PAPHLAGONIA | 381 |
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Aetolia Alexander Alexandreia Amyzon Antigoneia Antigonos Antiochos Antiochos III Apameia Apollonia Arsinoe Asia Minor Attaleia Attalid Attalos Bithynia BMC Lydia BMC Phrygia Caria Cilicia cistophori coinage coins colony cult dated DAWW decree Demetrias Dokimeion Drew-Bear Ephesos ethnic Eukarpeia Eumeneia Eumenes Eumenes II evidence example founded founder Greek Habicht Hellenica Hellenistic period Hierapolis Hierokles honor Hyrkanis Ilion Imhoof-Blumer inscription Kassandreia Kassandros Kebren Kelainai king Kolophon Laodikeia Lebedos legend Leschhorn Livy Lysias Lysimacheia Lysimachos Macedonian Maeander Magie mentions Mysia Nakrason Nikaia Nikomedeia numismatic Nysa OGIS Otrous Pamphylia Perg Pergamon Philadelpheia Philadelphos Phrygia Pisidia Pliny NH Polyb probably Prousias Ptol Ptolemy Radet Ramsay references refounded renamed Robert Roman RRAM Ruge Sardis second century B.C. Seleucid Seleukeia Seleukos settlements Smyrna SNG Cop Stephanos s.v. Strabo Stratonikeia suggested Synnada synoecism Thessalonike third century B.C. Thrace Thyateira TIB VII town Tralleis Troad Tscherikower VAM² Wadd
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