🏛️ Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Hellenistic city ruins in western Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Germencik in Aydın Province, southwestern Turkey
- Founded circa 400 BCE by settlers from Magnesia in Thessaly
- Named for its position on the Maeander River (modern Büyük Menderes)
- Peak prosperity occurred during the Hellenistic and Roman periods
Magnesia ad Maeandrum was a major Hellenistic settlement in the Ionia region of ancient Anatolia. The city emerged ...