Aeolis
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in northwestern Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Also Ae·o·li·a [ee-oh-lee-uh] /iˈoʊ li ə/ .
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How to use Aeolis in a sentence
Pair of ear-rings, from a grave at Cyme in Aeolis, with filigree work and pendant Erotes.
Secondly, Hesiod claims that his father—if not he himself—came from Aeolis and settled in Boeotia.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and HesiodBy Αἰολέες he means here the inhabitants of the Asiatic Aeolis.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro ChadwickAeolis in the eighth century must have differed very greatly from the city states of the sixth and fifth centuries.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro ChadwickIn Aeolis, of course, the centre of gravity moved to the Attalid capital, Pergamum.
British Dictionary definitions for Aeolis
Aeolia (iːˈəʊlɪə)
/ (ˈiːəlɪs) /
the ancient name for the coastal region of NW Asia Minor, including the island of Lesbos, settled by the Aeolian Greeks (about 1000 bc)
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