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MiletusIonicStoa
The Ionic Stoa on the Sacred Way

Coordinates: 37°31′N 27°17′E / 37.517°N 27.283°E / 37.517; 27.283 Miletus (mī lē' təs) (Ancient Greek: Μίλητος, literally transliterated Milētos, Latin Miletus) was an ancient city on the western coast of Anatolia (in what is now Aydin Province, Turkey), near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Caria.

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  • MiletusIonicStoa

    The Ionic Stoa on the Sacred Way

  • Miletos stadsplan 400

    The plan of Milet in the Classical period

  • Miletus, Illustration for La Terre-Sainte et les lieux illustrés par les apôtres, by Adrien Egron, 1837 (39)

    Illustration of Miletus


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