Miletus

Miletus

Miletus ranks 777th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jönköping, Eindhoven, and Prayagraj. Memorable people born in Miletus include Thales of Miletus, Anaximander, and Aspasia. Memorable people who died in Miletus include Thales of Miletus, Anaximander, and Anaximenes of Miletus. Miletus has been the birth place of many philosophers, and writers and the death place of many philosophers, and historians. Miletus is located in Türkiye.

Miletus was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Ionia. Its ruins are located near the modern village of Balat in Aydın Province, Turkey. Before the Persian rule that started in the 6th century BC, Miletus was considered among the greatest and wealthiest of Greek cities. Read more on Wikipedia