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    • The Asia Minor Greeks (Greek: Μικρασιάτες, romanized: Mikrasiates), also known as Asiatic Greeks or Anatolian Greeks, make up the ethnic Greek populations who lived in Asia Minor from the 13th century BC as a result of Greek colonization, up until the forceful population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923, though some communities i… See more

    Cappadocian Greeks

    Cappadocian Greeks also known as Greek Cappadocians (Greek: Έλληνες-Καππαδόκες, Ελληνοκαππαδόκες, … See more

    Pontic Greeks

    The Pontic Greeks (Greek: Πόντιοι, romanized: Póndii or Ελληνοπόντιοι, romanized: Ellinopóndii; Turkish: Pontus Rumları or Karadeniz Rumları, Georgian: პონტოელი ბერძნები, romanized: P’ont’oeli B… See more

    Notable Asia Minor Greeks

    • Thales, pre-Socratic philosopher, considered the father of philosophy and science, one of the Seven Sages of Greece
    • Homer, poet, the father of Western literature, his origin is disputed, but the most wides… See more

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  1. Asia Minor Greeks
    The Asia Minor Greeks (Greek: Μικρασιάτες, romanized: Mikrasiates), also known as Asiatic Greeks or Anatolian Greeks, make up the ethnic Greek populations who lived in Asia Minor from the 13th century BC as a result of Greek colonization, up until the forceful population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923, though some communities in Asia Minor survive to the present day.

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    Where does the name Anatolia come from?
    [ 17 ] The English-language name Anatolia derives from the Greek Ἀνατολή (Anatolḗ) meaning "the East" and designating (from a Greek point of view) eastern regions in general.

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    When did Greeks colonize Anatolia?
    Archaeological finds indicate considerable Greek colonizing activity on the south coast of Anatolia in the 8th century bce and on the north coast in the 7th century. From the mid-8th century bce, Greek merchants were active on the Cilician coast.

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    Who ruled Anatolia?
    Anatolia - Achaemenian, Greeks, Asia Minor: Of the Anatolian Greek cities, only Miletus had chosen the Persian side in the struggle with Lydia. A number of the others were subjected to Persian rule by force. During the ensuing period, many of these Greek towns maintained a semiautonomous status while recognizing Achaemenian overlordship.

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    When did Anatolia become a Roman province?
    All of western Anatolia was then reorganized as the Roman province of Asia. The remainder of the peninsula came under Roman rule in the 1st century bce. Anatolia - Achaemenian, Greeks, Asia Minor: Of the Anatolian Greek cities, only Miletus had chosen the Persian side in the struggle with Lydia.

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    Where did the Greeks live in Anatolia?
    Before the Greek migrations that followed the end of the Bronze Age (c. 1200 BCE), probably the only Greek-speaking communities on the west coast of Anatolia were Mycenaean settlements at Iasus and Müskebi on the Halicarnassus peninsula and walled Mycenaean colonies at Miletus and Colophon. ^ Özkan, Akdoğan (2009). Kardeş bayramlar ve özel günler.

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    When did Anatolia come under Roman rule?
    The remainder of the peninsula came under Roman rule in the 1st century bce. Anatolia - Achaemenian, Greeks, Asia Minor: Of the Anatolian Greek cities, only Miletus had chosen the Persian side in the struggle with Lydia. A number of the others were subjected to Persian rule by force.

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    History of Anatolia - Wikipedia

    Beginning with the Bronze Age collapse at the end of the 2nd millennium BC, the west coast of Anatolia was settled by Ionian Greeks, usurping the related but earlier Mycenaean Greeks. Over several centuries, numerous Ancient Greek …

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    Anatolia - Greek Colonies, Coasts, 1180-547 BCE

    Sep 13, 2024 · The major Greek settlement of Anatolia’s west coast belongs to the Dark Age (c. 1200– c. 1000). In contrast to the at best sporadic colonization of the Mycenaean period, the movement has all the characteristics of a …

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    Sep 13, 2024 · During the Greco-Persian Wars, the Anatolian Greeks were compelled to contribute troops and ships to the Persian forces. After the Persian failure to subjugate Greece, the Athenians succeeded in pushing back the …

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    Phrygia - World History Encyclopedia

    Sep 5, 2019 · Phrygia was the name of an ancient Anatolian kingdom (12th-7th century BCE) and, following its demise, the term was then applied to the general geographical area it once covered in the western plateau of Asia Minor.

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