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Miletus was a Mycenaean stronghold on the coast of Asia Minor from c. 1450 to 1100 BC. The 13th century BC saw the arrival of Luwian language speakers from south central Anatolia calling themselves the Carians. Later in that century other Greeks arrived. The city at that time rebelled against the Hittite Empire.
Miletus, ancient Greek city of western Anatolia, some 20 miles (30 km) south of the present city of Söke, Turkey. It lies near the mouth of the Büyükmenderes (Menderes) River. Before 500 bce, Miletus was the greatest Greek city in the east.
Miletus was an important ancient Greek then Roman city, which still boasts an impressive ancient theatre among its ruins in modern Turkey. Sadly, today’s ruins of Miletus are barely a shadow of its former glory. Nevertheless there are several ruins still to be explored.
Oct 23, 2024 · Thales of Miletus (born c. 624–620 bce —died c. 548–545 bce) was a philosopher renowned as one of the legendary Seven Wise Men, or Sophoi, of antiquity. He is remembered primarily for his cosmology based on water as the essence of all matter, with Earth a flat disk floating on a vast sea.
Thales of Miletus (/ ˈ θ eɪ l iː z / THAY-leez; ‹See Tfd› Greek: Θαλῆς; c. 626/623 – c. 548/545 BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. Thales was one of the Seven Sages, founding figures of Ancient Greece.
Mar 22, 2021 · Thales of Miletus was a Greek philosopher and one of the seven sages of antiquity. Aristotle considered him to be the first philosopher and his philosophical predecessor. Today, Thales is widely accepted as the first philosopher in the Western tradition.
Sep 2, 2009 · Thales of Miletus (l. c. 585 BCE) is regarded as the first Western philosopher and mathematician. He was born and lived in Miletus, a Greek colony in Ionia (modern Turkey) referenced as the birthplace...
Miletus was an ancient Greek city located on the western coast of Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Maeander River in modern-day Turkey. It was one of the most prominent and influential cities in the Greek world, known for its significant contributions to philosophy, science, and urban planning.
Sep 28, 2023 · Thales of Miletus was an Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived between 624 BC and 548 BC in Miletus, in modern-day Turkey. His philosophy was a complete break from the prior mythological explanation of the world and it gave way to rational and logical thinking.
Miletus was the only Ionian city mentioned by Homer, who records that the Carian-led Miletians fought against the Greeks at Troy. Archaeological excavations at Kalabak Tepe, to the SW of the site, verify the early Minoan and Mycenaean presence.
