Mytilene

[ mit-l-ee-nee; Greek mee-tee-lee-nee ]

noun

1. Also called Lesbos. a Greek island in the northeastern Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2,165 sq. km).
2. Also called Kas·tro [kahs, -t, r, aw]. the capital of the Greek island of Mytilene.

Mytilene

/ ˌmɪtɪˈliːnɪ /

noun

1. a port on the Greek island of Lesbos: Roman remains; Byzantine fortress. Pop: (municipality): 37 881 (2001) Modern Greek nameMitilíni
2. See Lesbos
   a former name for Lesbos

Example Sentences

After Pharsalus M. Marcellus retired to Mytilene, where he practised rhetoric and studied philosophy.

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He had been identified with the son or grandson of Theophanes of Mytilene, the intimate friend of Pompey.

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After great exertions the ship bearing the reprieve arrived just in time to save Mytilene.

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The summer was now drawing to a close, and as yet no progress had been made with the siege of Mytilene.

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Arrived at Lesbos, he found all the cities devoted to Lacedaemon with the exception of Mytilene.

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