Malene ( grc, Μαλήνη or Μαληνή) was a town of
ancient Aeolis in the
Atarneitis
Atarneus (; grc, Ἀταρνεύς), also known as Atarna (Ἄταρνα) and Atarneites (Ἀταρνείτης), was an ancient Greek city in the region of Aeolis, Asia Minor. It lies on the mainland opposite the island of Lesbos. It was on the ...
. At Malene,
Histiaeus was defeated by the
Persians.
Its site is located near
Bahçeli,
Asiatic Turkey.
References
Populated places in ancient Aeolis
Former populated places in Turkey
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