Malene ( grc, Μαλήνη or Μαληνή) was a town of ancient Aeolis in the

Atarneitis Atarneus (; grc, Ἀταρνεύς), also known as Atarna (Ἄταρνα) and Atarneites (Ἀταρνείτης), was an ancient Greek city in the region of Aeolis, Asia Minor. It lies on the mainland opposite the island of Lesbos. It was on the ...

. At Malene, Histiaeus was defeated by the

Persians The Persians are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran. They share a common cultural system and are native speakers of the Persian language as well as of the languages that are closely related to Persian. ...

. Its site is located near Bahçeli, Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Aeolis Former populated places in Turkey {{AncientAeolis-geo-stub