Heraclea or Herakleia ( grc, Ἡράκλεια), also transliterated as Heracleia, was a town 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 ...
.
It was opposite to
Hecatonnesi. This town and the neighbouring
Coryphantis are called villages of the
Mytilenaeans. The town may also have carried the names Elateia, Idale, and Itale during Roman times.
[
Its site is located near ]Ayvalık
Ayvalık () is a seaside town on the northwestern Aegean coast of Turkey. It is a district of Balıkesir province. The town centre is connected to Cunda Island by a causeway and is surrounded by the archipelago of Ayvalık Islands, which fac ...
, Asiatic Turkey.
References
Populated places in ancient Aeolis
Former populated places in Turkey
Ionian colonies
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