Heraclea or Herakleia (), also transliterated as Heracleia, 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 ...
.
It was opposite to
Hecatonnesi. This town and the neighbouring
Coryphantis are called villages of the
Mytilenaeans. The town may also have carried the names Elateia, Idale, and Itale during Roman times.
[
Its site is located near ]Ayvalık
Ayvalık (), formerly also known as Kydonies (), is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 305 km2, and its population is 75,126 (2024). It is a seaside town on the northwestern Aegean Se ...
, Asiatic Turkey.
References
Populated places in ancient Aeolis
Former populated places in Turkey
Ionian colonies
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