Aegiroessa or Aigiroessa ( gr, Αἰγιρόεσσα) was a city of
ancient Aeolis
Aeolis (; grc, Αἰολίς, Aiolís), or Aeolia (; grc, Αἰολία, Aiolía, link=no), was an area that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), mostly along the coast, and also several offshore isla ...
, which
Herodotus
Herodotus ( ; grc, , }; BC) was an ancient Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, part of the Persian Empire (now Bodrum, Turkey) and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria ( Italy). He is known f ...
enumerates among the 11 cities of Aeolis;
but nothing more is known of it.
The site of Aegiroessa is unlocated.
References
Populated places in ancient Aeolis
Former populated places in Turkey
Lost ancient cities and towns
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