Neonteikhos

Ancient siteMenemen, İzmir

38.6589°N · 27.0899°E

Neonteikhos
Ferit BAYCUMAN · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Neonteikhos is a ancient site in Menemen, İzmir; Neonteichos was an Aeolian town near the coast of Mysia, situated between the Hermus and the town of Larissa, only 30 stadia from the latter.

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Neonteichos was an Aeolian town near the coast of Mysia, situated between the Hermus and the town of Larissa, only 30 stadia from the latter. It is said to have been founded by the Aeolians as a temporary fort on their first arrival in Asia Minor, and according to Strabo the place was even more ancient than Cyme.

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