List of ancient Greek cities facts for kids
Welcome to a journey through time to explore some of the most important cities from ancient Greek history! This list includes not only cities located in Greece itself, but also many places that ancient Greeks founded far away, known as colonies. Even if some of these places later spoke different languages, they are included here if Greek was spoken there for a while. You'll also discover some cities that weren't originally Greek but became important centers of Greek culture and ideas. Get ready to learn about these fascinating places!
A
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Alexándreia (Ἀλεξάνδρεια) | northern Egypt | Alexandria | al-Iskandariyya |
| Athens | Attica, southern Greece | Athenai, Athena | |
| Antioch on the Orontes | eastern side of the Orontes River, near modern Antakya, Turkey | Antiochia ad Orontem |
B
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Bhrytos | Lebanon | Beirut | |
| Byzantium | Bosphorus Strait, western Turkey | Istanbul | Constantinople |
C
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Chalcedon | opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari (modern Üsküdar) | Kadıköy | Chalkedon |
| Chalcis | Euboea, Greece | Chalkida | |
| Chios | in the island with the same name, Greece | ||
| Corinth | Corinthia | Corinth | |
| Croton | Calabria, southern Italy | Crotone | Crotona |
| Cyrene | near Shahhat, Cyrenaica, Libya | abandoned |
D
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Delphi | Mount Parnassus, Greece | ||
| Dion | Mount Olympus, Pieria, northern Greece | Dio (Δίο) | Dium |
E
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Edessa | Pella, northern Greece | Voden | |
| Eleusis | Attica, Greece | ||
| Ephesus | Ionia, western Turkey | Efes | |
| Epidauros | Argolis, Greece | Epidavros | |
| Eretria | Euboea, Greece | Eretria |
G
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Gaza | Gaza Strip, Palestine | Gaza | |
| Gela | southern Sicily, Italy | Gela | Terranova di Sicilia |
| Gortyn | Crete | destroyed | Gortyna |
H
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Halicarnassus | Caria, Turkey | Bodrum | Halikarnassós |
| Heliopolis | Lebanon | Baalbek | |
| Hierapolis | Pamukkale, western Turkey | abandoned | |
| Himera | northern coast of Sicily | abandoned, site subsequently re-settled | Thermae |
I
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Ialysos | Rhodes | ||
| Imbros | Greek island in northern Aegean Sea | Gökçeada | İmroz |
| Ithaca | island in the Ionian Sea | Ithaka, Ithaki |
K
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Kameiros | Rhodes, Greece | ||
| Katane | east coast of Sicily | Catania | Catăna |
| Knossos | Crete | abandoned | Cnossus |
| Korinthos | Korinthia, Greece | Archea Korinthos | |
| Kos | island of the Dodecanese, off Bodrum | Cos |
L
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Lamia | central Greece | Zetounion | |
| Laodicea in Syria | Syrian coast | Latakia | Laodicea ad Mare |
| Larissa | Thessaly, Greece | Lárisa | |
| Lefkada | island in the Ionian Sea | ||
| Lindus | Rhodes | Lindos | |
| Epizephyrian Locris | Calabria, southern Italy | destroyed | Locri |
M
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Magnesia ad Sipylum | Lydia, western Turkey | Manisa | Magnesia on the Sipylum |
| Malia | Crete, Greece | ||
| Marathon | Attica, Greece | Marathónas | |
| Massalia | southern France | Marseille | Massilia |
| Megalopolis | Arcadia, Greece | Sinanou | |
| Megara | Attica, Greece | ||
| Miletos | Aydin, Turkey, Balat | abandoned | Miletus |
| Mukenai | north-eastern Argolis, near Mykines | abandoned | Mykēnē |
| Mutilene | Lesbos, in the Aegean Sea |
N
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Nauplíos | Nafplio, Argolis | Nafpion | Nauplia |
| Naupactus | Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece | Nafpaktos | |
| Neapolis | Campania, Italy | Naples | Napoli |
| Nicaea | Bithynia, north-western Turkey | Iznik | Nikaia |
| Nicaea | southern France | Nice | Nissa |
| Nicopolis | Epirus, Greece | abandoned | Actia Nicopolis |
O
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Odessos | coastal Bulgaria | Varna | |
| Olympia | Elis, Greece | abandoned | Olýmpia |
| Olynthus | Chalcidice, northern Greece | destroyed | |
| Orchomenus | Boeotia, Greece | ||
| Oropus | Attica, Greece | Oropos |
P
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Panticapaeum | Taurica, eastern Crimea, Ukraine | Kerch | Pantikápaion |
| Paphos | Cyprus | ||
| Paros | Greek island in Aegean Sea | Paros | |
| Patrae | Achaea, Greece | Patrai | Pátra |
| Pella | Central Macedonia, Greece | abandoned | |
| Pergamum | Mysia, Turkey | Bergama | Pergamon |
| Phaistos | Crete, Greece | ||
| Phocaea | western Turkey | Foça | Phokaia |
| Philippopolis | southern Bulgaria | Plovdiv | Eumolpias |
| Plataea | Boeotia, Greece | destroyed | Plataeae |
| Poseidonia | Campania, Italy | Paestum | |
| Pylos | western Peloponnese, Greece | Pílos |
R
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Rhegion (Ρήγιoν) | "toe of Italy", Calabria, southern Italy | Reggio Calabria | Rhegium Julium |
| Rhodes | Rhodes, Greece | Ródos |
S
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Salamis | Cyprus | abandoned | |
| Samos | in the island with the same name, Greece | ||
| Selinus | south-west coast of Sicily, Italy | abandoned-Marinella di Selinunte | Selinunte |
| Sidon | Lebanon | Sidon | Saïda |
| Sinope (Σινώπη) | Paphlagonia, northern Turkey | Sinop | |
| Sparta | southern part of the Peloponnese, Greece | Sparti | Lakedaimon |
| Smyrna | near İzmir, western Turkey | abandoned | Old Smyrna |
| Syrakousai | east-coast of Sicily, Italy | Syracuse | Aretusa |
T
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Taras (Τάρᾱς) | southern Italy | Taranto | Tarentum |
| Tanagra | Boeotia, Greece | Poimandria | |
| Tauromenion (Ταυρομένιον) | east coast of Sicily | Taormina | Taurmina |
| Thebes | Boeotia, Greece | Thiva | |
| Therma | Mygdonia, Central Macedonia, Greece | Thessaloniki | Therme |
| Thurii (Θούριοι) | Magna Graecia, southern Italy | abandoned | Copia |
| Troy | Dardanelles, north-eastern Turkey | Truva | Ilion |
| Tyros | Lebanon | Tyre | Sur |
Z
| Ancient name | Location | Modern name | Also known as |
| Zakynthos | Zante | ||
| Zankle | Strait of Messina, Sicily, Italy | Messina | Messene |
See also
- Greek colonisation
- Adjectival and demonymic forms of regions in Greco-Roman antiquity
- List of cities in ancient Epirus
- Greek cities in Thrace and Dacia
- Greek cities in Illyria
- Towns of ancient Greece
- List of cities in ancient Acarnania
- Regions of ancient Greece
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