Gambrium or Gambrion (), also Gambreium or Gambreion (Γάμβρειον), was a town of

ancient Aeolis Aeolis (; ), or Aeolia (; ), was an area that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolians, Aeolian Ancient Gre ...

and of

Mysia Mysia (UK , US or ; ; ; ) was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor (Anatolia, Asian part of modern Turkey). It was located on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. It was bounded by Bithynia on the east, Phrygia on the southeast, Lyd ...

, quite close to

Pergamum Pergamon or Pergamum ( or ; ), also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos (), was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis. It is located from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river ...

. Its location is near

Kınık Kınık () is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 479 km2, and its population is 28,694 (2022). Composition There are 37 neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American En ...

and

Bergama Bergama is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,544 km2, and its population is 105,754 (2022). By excluding İzmir's metropolitan area, it is one of the prominent districts of the province in terms of populatio ...

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

province, in the

Aegean Region The Aegean region () is one of the 7 Geographical regions of Turkey, geographical regions of Turkey. The largest city in the region is İzmir. Other big cities are Manisa, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya. Located in w ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. It is on a hill named Hisarlık in the

Bakırçay Bakırçay (, ) is a river in Turkey. It rises in the Gölcük Dağları mountains and debouches into the Gulf of Çandarlı. In antiquity, the Bakırçay was or formed part of the ''Kaikos'' or ''Caicus'' River which flowed near the city of ...

(ancient Kaikos) valley and very close to modern town of

Poyracık Poyracık is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kınık, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,990 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). It is very close to Kınık. Distance to İzmir is about ...

. Gambrium is first mentioned in the ''

Hellenica ''Hellenica'' () simply means writings on Greek (Hellenic) subjects. Several histories of the 4th-century BC Greece have borne the conventional Latin title ''Hellenica'', of which very few survive.Murray, Oswyn, "Greek Historians", in John Boardma ...

'' of

Xenophon Xenophon of Athens (; ; 355/354 BC) was a Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian. At the age of 30, he was elected as one of the leaders of the retreating Ancient Greek mercenaries, Greek mercenaries, the Ten Thousand, who had been ...

which gives knowledge about the region in 399 BCE. At that time the ruler of the city, as well as of

Palaegambrium Palaegambrium or Palaigambrion (, 'Old Gambrium') was a town of ancient Aeolis, close to Pergamum. Palaegambrium is first mentioned in the ''Hellenica (Xenophon), Hellenica'' of Xenophon which gives knowledge about the region in 399 BCE. At th ...

, was Gorgion, son of Gongylos.

, ''

Anabasis Anabasis (from Greek ''ana'' = "upward", ''bainein'' = "to step or march") is an expedition from a coastline into the interior of a country. Anabase and Anabasis may also refer to: History * '' Anabasis Alexandri'' (''Anabasis of Alexander''), ...

'', 7.8.8-17. There was a star with twelve rays on the

electrum Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, with trace amounts of copper and other metals. Its color ranges from pale to bright yellow, depending on the proportions of gold and silver. It has been produced artificially and is ...

coins of Gambrium.

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Ancient coins of Gambrion

Location of Gambrion in ancient Mysia Archaeological sites in the Aegean region Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey Populated places in ancient Mysia Populated places in ancient Aeolis Former populated places in Turkey Geography of İzmir Province History of İzmir Province {{AncientMysia-geo-stub