Neapolis ( grc, Νεάπολις) was a
Greek
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city in
ancient Thrace
The Thracians (; grc, Θρᾷκες ''Thrāikes''; la, Thraci) were an Indo-European speaking people who inhabited large parts of Eastern and Southeastern Europe in ancient history.. "The Thracians were an Indo-European people who occupied ...
, located on the
Propontis
The Sea of Marmara,; grc, Προποντίς, Προποντίδα, Propontís, Propontída also known as the Marmara Sea, is an inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey. It connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the ...
.
It also bore the name Heraclea or Herakleia (Ἡράκλεια).
[ It was a member of the Delian League and appears in ]Athenian
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
tribute registers between 442/1 and 430/29 BCE.[
Its site is located near modern Eriklice Köyü (Erikli), Şarköy/Tekirdağ.]
See also
*Greek colonies in Thrace
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
References
Populated places in ancient Thrace
Former populated places in Turkey
Greek colonies in Thrace
Members of the Delian League
History of Tekirdağ Province
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