🏛️ Smyrna-Kyme-Elaia
Archaeological remains of three ancient Ionian city-states on Turkey's Aegean coast
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Izmir Province, northwestern Turkey, on the Aegean coast
- Three distinct ancient Greek cities with overlapping and sequential settlement histories
- Smyrna was a major trading hub; Kyme and Elaia were smaller port settlements
- Remains span from Archaic through Roman periods, with extensive Hellenistic and Roman-era structures
Smyrna-Kyme-Elaia represents a complex of three ancient Ionian cities in what is now Izmir, Turkey. The site encompasses ...