Miletus
Coordinates: 37°31′N 27°17′E / 37.517°N 27.283°E Miletus (mī lē' təs) (Ancient Greek: Μίλητος, literally transliterated Milētos, Latin Miletus) was an ancient city on the western coast of Anatolia (in what is now Aydin Province, Turkey), near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Caria.
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Miletus Media
Map of Miletus and other cities within the Lydian Empire
The Ionic Stoa on the Sacred Way in Miletus
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The plan of Milet in the Classical period
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Egyptian artefact found in Miletus
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Byzantine Palation Castle in Miletus
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An Ottoman mosque from the Turkish period at the Miletus site
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The Market Gate of Miletus at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin
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Location of Miletus at the Maeander River's mouth
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Map of the Black Sea, featuring the chronological phasing of major Milesian colonial foundations
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Thales of Miletus was a Greek mathematician, astronomer and pre-Socratic philosopher from the city. He is otherwise historically recognized as the first individual known to have entertained and engaged in scientific philosophy.
