Aeolis

Aeolian (Greek Αἰολίς Aeolis, rarely Αἰολία Aiolia, Latin form Aeolia ) is an ancient, populated by the Äoliern landscape on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. Aeolian ranged from the entrance of the Hellespont (now Dardanelles ) in the north to the Hermus ( Gediz ) in the south. Aeolian bordered to the north by Mysia, in the south of Ionia and to the east by Lydia.

In the 8th century BC were the Aeolian cities a twelve cities Federation ( Dodekapolis ): Kyme, Larisa, Neonteichos, Temnos, Cilla, Notion, Aegiroessa, Pitane, Aegae, Myrina, Gryneion and Smyrna.

699 BC Smyrna joined the Ionian Confederation. The remaining cities were conquered by Croesus, the last king of Lydia, who reigned from 541 BC to about 556 BC. The country has since Cyrus II later ruled by the Persians, the Macedonians, the Seleucids and the Attalids.

Attalus III. , King of Pergamon, left Aeolian 133 BC testament to the Roman Empire. Shortly thereafter, the Aeolis part of the Roman province of Asia. In the division of the Roman Empire (395 AD) came to the Aeolian eastern half, the later Byzantine Empire, and remained under Byzantine rule until the conquest by the Turks in the early 15th century.