Miletus
ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey
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Summary
Miletus is a polis[1]. Miletus ranks in the top 3% of polis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,854 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Delian League[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Balat[4], Ionia[5], Aydın Province[6], Didim[7]
- Country: Turkey[8], Roman Empire[9]
- Instance of: archaeological site[10]
- Part of: Ancient Greece[11]
- Commons category: Miletus[12]
- Inception: 1100 BC[13]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1500[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: Aegean Region[15]
- Significant event: Siege of Miletus[16]
- Official website: http://www.muze.gov.tr/miletus-en[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Miletus[18]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[21], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], The New Student's Reference Work[27], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[28], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[29], Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[30], Pauly–Wissowa[31]
- Affiliation: Museum Directorate of Milet[32]
- Category for people born here: Q20203383[33]
- Category for people who died here: Q20203386[34]
- Native label: Μίλητος[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:Ancient Milesians[36]
- Connects with: Sacred Way[37]
- State of conservation: preserved[38]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Miletus include Milesian school[39], a school of thought[40] and Market Gate of Miletus[41], a portal[42], in Germany[43], founded in 0220[44].
Why It Matters
Miletus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Miletus is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Miletus include Milesian school[39], a school of thought[40] and Market Gate of Miletus[41], a portal[42], in Germany[43], founded in 0220[44].