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Sidon
Sidon was an ancient coastal city of Phoenicia, perhaps the oldest of the Phoenician cities. Sidon is now called Sayda. The Greeks often confused S...
By Jimmy Joe
Byblus
Byblus was an ancient coastal city of northern Phoenicia. Byblus or Byblos is now called Jubayl. It was once famous for its export of timber to Egypt.
By Jimmy Joe
Phoenicia
Phoenicia was a narrow coastal region of Canaan. Phoenicia was famous for their skilled and brave merchant sailors, and they founded cities as far ...
By Jimmy Joe
Colchis
Colchis was a region on the east coast of the Black Sea. Aea was the capital of Colchis, probably situated near the mouth of the Phasis River. Aeët...
By Jimmy Joe
Themiscyra
Themiscyra was the principal city of the Amazons , and it was located on the Thermodon River that emptied into the Black Sea. Themiscyra is now cal...
By Jimmy Joe
Pontus & Bithynia
Bithynia was a region in northwestern Asia Minor on the coasts of Marmara Sea and the Black Sea. The Sangarius River flowed through Bithynia before...
By Jimmy Joe
Cilicia
Cilicia was a region in southeastern Asia Minor. Cilicia's neighbours included Lycia in the west while sharing its eastern border with Syria. Cilic...
By Jimmy Joe
Lycia
Lycia was a region of southern Asia Minor, east of Caria. Several different tribes resided in Lycia; these included the Milyans or Solymi. The Cret...
By Jimmy Joe
Miletus
A coastal city in Caria. It was originally named Anactoria. Historically, Miletus became an important Ionian city-state, but fell into Persia's dom...
By Jimmy Joe
Caria
Caria was a coastal region in southwestern Asia Minor, bordered by Lydia in the north and Lycia in the west. The Carians were probably related to t...
By Jimmy Joe
Sardis
Sardis (Sardes) was the principal city of Lydia. It was located on the river of Patroclus, east of Smyrna. No myths were attached to this city. How...
By Jimmy Joe
Lydia
Lydia was a region between Mysia and Caria, in Asia Minor. The region was named after Lydus, son of Attis. Lydia was the kingdom where Queen Omphal...