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🏛️ Magnesia ad Maeandrum

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🏛️ Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Hellenistic city ruins in western Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 09:20
📌 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 ...

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