Miletus, TR
Its earliest Minoan settlement dates to 2000 BC
Miletus is an ancient Greek city located on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in present-day Turkey. Its earliest Minoan settlement dates to 2000 BC. The offshore islands were settled for their strategic significance at the river's mouth, providing a protected inland route secured by surrounding escarpments.
This story is based on checked source passages. Dates and claims can be corrected: report a correction.
Sources
- Wikidata · CC0
- Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0