Aeolian Dodecapolis

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Iliad 1.463

... he city of Smyrna, which was originally Aeolian but then became Ionian. (For historical background on Smyrna, see under Aeolian Dodecapolis in the inventory of Words and Ideas.) In myths about ... Continue reading

Iliad 1.463/ anchor comment on: Aeolians as speakers of Aeolic, vs. Ionians as speakers of Ionic

... a corresponding twelve-city confederation of Iōnes ‘Ionians’ located on the mainland of central Asia Minor. (See under Aeolian Dodecapolis and Ionian Dodecapolis in the inventory of Words and ... Continue reading

Iliad 9.328–333

... here about 11 cities that Achilles conquers on foot, I.09.329–333, may be an indirect reference to the 12 cities of the Aeolian Dodecapolis minus Smyrna, which was lost to the Ionians. By cont ... Continue reading