List of ancient Greek cities

This is an incomplete list of ancient Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece. Note that there were a
great many Greek cities in the ancient world. In this list, a city is defined as a single population center.
These were often referred to as poleis in the ancient world, these were autonomous city-states, although the
list is not limited to poleis but includes also settlements that were not sovereign city-states. Also excluded
from the list are larger units, such as kingdoms or empires.
A city is defined as ancient Greek if at any time its population or the dominant stratum within it spoke
Greek. Many were soon assimilated to some other language. By analogy some cities are included that never
spoke Greek and were not Hellenic, but contributed to Hellenic culture later found in the region.

A
Ancient
Location Modern name Also known as
name

Thrace (near Xanthi),

Abdera Avdira
Greece
Abila Dekapoleos, Abila (Greek: Ἄβιλα), Seleucia
13 km north-northeast of Harta or
Abila (Greek: Σελεύκεια), Seleuceia, Seleukeia,
Irbid, Jordan Hartha
Seleukheia, Ancient Raphana

Nağara,
North of Çanakkale, East
Abydos pronounced Abydus
Bank of Hellespont
Nara

Acanthus Athos Ierissos Erisso

near Acharnes and Ano
Acharnae Liosia, about 10 km north Acharnes Menidi
of Athens

mouth of the Ambracian Punta,

Actium
Gulf abandoned

Adramyttium Edremit (Town), Balıkesir Edremit (Town) Adramyttion, Adramytteion, Atramyttion

Macedonia, close to
Aegae modern Vergina, northern abandoned Aigai
Greece

island in the Saronic Gulf,

Aegina 27 km (17 mi) from Aegina
Athens

Aegium Achaea, Greece Aigio (Αίγιο) Egio, Egion

Aenus Turkish Thrace Enez Poltyobria, Poltymbria

Aetolia-Acarnania, 3 km
Agrinion south-west of modern abandoned Agrinium
Agrinio

Aigosthena Attica abandoned Egosthena

Akragas
Sicily (Italio) Agrigento Agrigentum, Kerkent, Girgenti
(Akragasta)

Palazzolo
Akrai Sicily Acrae
Acreide

Hyblaean Mountains, Chiaramonte

Akrillai Acrillae, Gulfi
south-eastern Sicily Gulfi
Hapanuwa, Nicopolis, Kara Hissar, Afyon,
Akroinon western Turkey Afyonkarahisar Karahisar-i Sahip, Afium-Kara-hissar, Afyon
Karahisar

Akrotiri
Thera/Santorini, Greece Akrotiri
(Ακρωτήρι)

Alalcomenae Ithaca abandoned

Alalia Corsica Aléria Aleria, Alaliē (Ἀλαλίη)
Alexándreia al-Iskandariyya, Rakotə, Eskendereyya
northern Egypt Alexandria
(Ἀλεξάνδρεια) (‫)اسكندريه‬
Alexandretta southern Turkey İskenderun al-'İskandarūn (‫)اإلسكندرون‬

Alexandria
southern Afghanistan Qandahar
Arachosia

Alexandria
western Afghanistan Herat
Ariana
Alexandria
Iran
Asiana

Jhelum, or
Alexandria
Pakistan more likely
Bucephalous
Phalia

Alexandria in near modern Bagram,

Kapisa
the Caucasus Afghanistan
Alexandria the Furthest, Khüjand, Khodzhent,
Alexandria
Fergana Valley Khujand Khudchand, Chodjend, Ispisar, Leninabad,
Eschate
Leninobod

at the confluence of the

Alexandria on Indus and Chenab rivers, Uch, Uch Sharif, Alexandria at the Head of the
abandoned
the Indus Pakistan, 13 km from Punjab
modern Uch

Alexandria on near Kunduz, northern

abandoned Ai-Khanoum, Ay Khanum, possibly Eucratidia
the Oxus Afghanistan
Alexandria
Troad region of Turkey Alexandria of the Troad, Sigia, Antigonia Troas,
Troas

Alinda near Karpuzlu, Turkey abandoned possibly Alexandria by the Latmos

Amarynthos Euboea, Greece Amarynthos Vathia (Médiéval name)

Yeşilırmak River, northern
Amaseia Amasya Amáseia (Αμάσεια)
Turkey

Ambracia Epirus

banks of the River Tigris, Diyâr-ı Bekr, Amed, Āmîḏ (‫)ܐܡܝܕ‬

Amida Diyarbakır
south-eastern Turkey
Amisus, Eis Amison, Samsunta, Samsus,
Amisos Black Sea coast, Turkey Samsun
Samson, Samsounta

Amnisos Crete, Greece Phocis, Greece

Amphicaea Boeotia, Greece Amfikleia Amphicleia

Peloponnese, southern
Amphigeneia abandoned
Greece

Macedonia, northern
Amphipolis Amfipoli
Greece

Amphissa Phocis, Greece Amfissa Salona

Ankon Adriatic coast of central
Ancona
(Ἀγκών) Italy

Antigonea Chaonia, southern Albania abandoned

Antipatrea Illyria, southern Albania Berat Beligrad

Antioch on the south western Turkey, abandoned Antiochia on the Maeander, Antiochia ad
Maeander near Kuyucak Mæandrum, Pythopolis

Antioch,
south eastern Turkey Nusaybin Soba, Nisibis
Mygdonia
eastern side of the
Antioch on the Antiochia ad Orontem, Great Antioch, Syrian
Orontes River, near
Orontes Antioch
modern Antakya, Turkey

Antiochia in Pisidia, Pisidian Antioch (Greek:

Antioch, 1 km northeast of Yalvaç,
Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Πισιδίας), Antiochia Caesareia,
Pisidia Isparta Province, Turkey
Antiochia Caesaria, Antiochia in Phrygia

Antiochia ad
near Gaziantep, Turkey abandoned Antiochia in the Taurus
Taurum
Cyclades, approximately
Andros 10 km (6.2 mi) south east
of Euboea

on the Orontes River,

Apamea about 55 km northwest of abandoned Apameia (Απάμεια), Afamia (‫ أفاميا‬or ‫)آفاميا‬
Hama, Syria

near the confluence of the

Apamea Tigris and Euphrates, in abandoned Apameia (Απάμεια)
Iraq
Sittacene, Iraq,
Apamea abandoned Apameia (Απάμεια)
surrounded by the Tigris

Apamea near Nahavand, Iran abandoned Apameia (Απάμεια)

on the Sea of Marmara, Apamea Myrleon, Apameia Myrleanos, Brylleion,

Apamea
south of Mudanya, abandoned Myrlea (Μύρλεια), Murleia, Myrleia, Colonia Iulia
Myrlea
Turkey Concordia, Apamena.
lake formed by the
Apamea Birecik Dam, Şanlıurfa abandoned Apameia (Απάμεια)
Province, Turkey

Apameia (Απάμεια), Kibotos (κιβωτός), hê

Apamea Phrygia, Turkey Dinar
Kibôtos, Cibotus

Apamea Apamea Rhagiana, Apamea Raphiana, Apameia

Media, Iran abandoned
Ragiana Rhagiane, Arsace, Khuvar, Choara
Afidnes
Attica, Greece, about
Aphidnae (Αφιδνές, Afidnai
28 km north of Athens
Αφίδναι)

Apollonia Illyria, southernAlbania abandoned

Mygdonia, northern
Apollonia abandoned
Greece
Pirgos Apollonias,
Apollonia northern Greece, opposite abandoned
Thasos

Chalcidice, northern
Apollonia abandoned
Greece
Aetolia, north western
Apollonia abandoned
Greece

Acte peninsular, northern

Apollonia abandoned
Greece

north coast of Crete, near

Apollonia abandoned
Cnossus
Apollonia south coast of Crete abandoned
possibly
Apollonia Sicily
Pollina

Apollonia Cyrenaica, Libya abandoned

Apollonia Mysia, western Turkey abandoned

Apollonia ad
Mysia, western Turkey abandoned
Rhyndacum

Apollonia Black Sea coast of

Sozopol Antheia, Apollonia, Apollonia Magna
Pontica Bulgaria

Autonomous Republic of
Apsaros Gonio Apsyrtos (Ἄψυρτος)
Adjara, Georgia
Argos Peloponnese, Greece

15 km north of Tel Aviv,

Arsuf abandoned Arsur, Apollonia
Israel

on the Danube, north

Artanes Lom Almus, Lom Palanka
west Bulgaria
Babylonia, in the district
Artemita of Apolloniatis (modern abandoned Ἀρτεμίτα
Iraq)

Argyroupoli northern Turkey Gümüşhane

Asine Argolis, Greece destroyed

Asine Messenia, Greece

Asine Laconia, southern Greece Skoutari

Asinou
Asine Cyprus
(Ασίνου)
Iskila, Aesculapius, Andrapa, Andrapolis,
Asklepios northern Turkey Iskilip Blocium, Bloacium, Neoclaudiopolis, Neopolis,
İmad, Iskelib, İskelib, Direklibel

Aspendos Antalya, southern Turkey abandoned

Assus Çanakkale, Turkey Behramkale Assos

Astacus western Turkey İzmit Nicomedea, Olbia

Athenai Attica, Greece Athena (Αθήνα)

11 km (7 mi) north of

Athmonia abandoned
Athens, Greece
Aulon Illyria, southern Albania Vlore Aulona, Vlona, Valona

Aytos eastern Bulgaria Aitos Aetos, Ajtos, Astos, Idos, Akvilia

B
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name
south western
Baris Isparta
Turkey

Bhrytos Lebanon Beirut

 Ukrainian Black Sea Berezan
Borysthenes Berezan'
coast Island
Berge Serres, Greece Berge Bergi

Boura Achaea, Greece

Bouthroton
southern Albania abandoned Butrint, Bouthrotios (Βουθρώτιος), Buthrotum
(Βουθρωτόν)
Brauron Attica, Greece abandoned Vravrona, Vravronas

Byblos Lebanon Byblos Byblos, Gubla, Gebal, Jbeil

Bosphorus Strait,
Byzantium Istanbul Constantinople, Byzantion
western Turkey
Bythinion western Turkey Bolu Vithinion (Βιθύνιον), Bithynium, Claudiopolis

C
Modern
Ancient name Location Also known as
name

Canakkale,
Callipolis Gelibolu Kallipolis, Gallipoli
Hellespont

Calydon Aetolia, Greece

Caphyae Arkadia, Greece Chotoussa Kaphyai

near modern
Carystus Karystos, Euboea,
Greece

Troad region of Kebrene, Kevrin, Alexandria (Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια),

Cebrene
Turkey Antiochia in Troad (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Τρωάδας)
Celenderis Ancient Cilicia Aydıncık Kalenderis, Kelenderis

opposite
Byzantium, south of
Chalcedon Kadıköy Chalkedon, Calchedon (Καλχήδων)
Scutari (modern
Üsküdar)

Chalcis Euboea, Greece Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis, Chalkis

[Chamaizi is
later Turkish
[Hill is known locally as Souvloto Mouri, ancient
Chamaizi Crete, Greece name; ancient
Minoan site but possibly not a city]
name
unknown]

near Sevastopol, Korsun, Khersones, Chersonese, Chersonesos,

Chersonesos
Crimea Cherson

Chaonia, southern Himara,

Chimaira Cheimara, Cheimaera, Chimaera
Albania Himare
in the island with
Chios the same name,
Greece

Chytri Cyprus Kythrea Chytroi (Χύτροι)

near İzmir, in
Clazomenae Kilizman Clazomenae (Κλαζομεναί)
Turkey
 Archaies
Cleonae Argolis, Greece Kontostavlos
Kleones
situated on Datça
peninsula,
Cnidus Tekir Knidos (Κνίδος)
southwestern
Turkey

Phrygia, Asia Minor

Colosse abandoned Κολλοσσαί, Colossae, Chonae, Kona
(modern Turkey)

Corfu island,
Corcyra Corfu Κέρκυρα, Κόρκυρα, Corcyra, Corfu, Corfù, Kérkyra
Greece
Korčula island,
Corcyra
Dalmatia (part of Korčula Κόρκυρα Μέλαινα, Kórkyra Mélaina, Corcyra Nigra
Melaena
modern Croatia)

Kirkuk Gοvernorate,
Corcyra
Mesopotamia Kirkuk Kórkura, Kirkoúk
(Mesopotamia)
(modern Iraq)

Corinth Corinthia Corinth

Calabria, southern
Croton Crotone Crotona, Cotrone
Italy

Cyme Aeolis, Turkey Namurt Kymi, Phriconis

near Shahhat,
Cyrene abandoned
Cyrenaica, Libya
Ionian Islands,
Cythera
Greece

D
Ancient
Location Modern name Also known as
name

Decelea
Attica, Greece Dekeleia, Dekelia, Deceleia, Decelia, Tatoi
(Δεκέλεια)

Delos Cyclades, Greece Dhilos (Δήλος)

Mount Parnassus,
Delphi
Greece

Magnesia, eastern Dislandiousundogira

Demetrias Dimitrias
Greece spokes entecia

Dicaearchia Campania, Italy Pozzuoli Pezzulo, Puteoli, Pozzuoli

Didyma western Turkey Didim

Mount Olympus,
Dion Pieria, northern Dio (Δίο)
Greece

Black Sea coast of

Dioscurias Sukhumi
Abkhazia, Georgia
Dodona Epirus, Greece abandoned Dòdònè (Δωδώνη)

near Eskişehir,
Dorylaion abandoned Dorylaeum
Turkey

Dyme Achaea, Greece abandoned

E
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name
Pella, northern
Edessa Voden, Vodine, Vodina, Vudena, Vodena
Greece

Mesopotamia, Orrha, Orrhoa, Orhāy, Ourhoï, Urha, Ourha, Er Roha,

Edessa Şanlıurfa
southern Turkey Ar-Ruha, Orfa, Urfa, Ourfa, Sanli Urfa

Elateia Phocis, Greece

Eleusis Attica, Greece

25 km southeast of
Eleutherna Apollonia (Ἀπολλωνία)
Rethymno, Crete

Emporion Catalonia, Spain Empúries Palaiapolis, Neapolis

Ionia, western
Ephesus Efes
Turkey

Ephyra Thesprotia, Greece Kichyros - Κίχυρος

Epidamnos (Επίδαμνος), Dyrhacchion (Δυρράχιον),

Epidamnos coastal Albania Durres
Dyrrachium, Drach, Drač (Драч), Dıraç. Durazzo
Epidauros Argolis, Greece Epidavros

Eresos Lesbos, Greece Skala Eresou

Eretria Euboea, Greece Eretria Nea Psara (1823-1960)

Ionia, western
Erythrae Ildiri Erythrai (Ἐρυθραί), Litri
Turkey

Eubea Sicily Licodia Eubea

G
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name
Germanicopolis (Γερμανικόπολις), Germanopolis
Gangra Çankırı, Turkey Çankırı
(Γερμανόπολις), Changra, Kandari, Kanghari

Palestinian
Gaza Gaza
Territories

Gela southern Sicily, Italy Gela Terranova di Sicilia

Golgi Cyprus abandoned Golgoi (Γόλγοι)

Larissa regional
Gonnos Gonnoi Gonni (Γόννοι), Gonnus
unit, Greece

Black Sea coast of

Anapa
Gorgippia Krasnodar Krai, Sinda
(Ана́па)
Russia
Gournia Crete, Greece

Gortyn Crete destroyed Gortyna (Γόρτυνα, Γόρτυς, or Γόρτυν)

Gythium Laconia, Greece Gytheio Gýtheion (Γύθειον), Gythio, Githio, Yithion

H
Ancient name Location Modern name Also known as
Hagios
Crete, Greece
Onouphrios

Hagia Triada Crete, Greece Ayias Triadha

Halikarnassós, Alikarnassós (Ἁλικαρνασσός),

Halicarnassus Caria, Turkey Bodrum
Halikarnas, Petronium (Πετρώνιον)
Halieis Porto Heli, Argolis abandoned

Helike Achaea, Greece submerged

Heliopolis Lebanon Baalbek Heliopolis, Baalbek, Ἡλιούπολις

Hellespontos Turkey Dardanelles

south-east coast of
Helorus abandoned Heloros, Helorum, Elorus, Ἔλωρος, Ἕλωρος, Eloro
Sicily

Province of
Hēmeroskopeion Dénia Ἡμεροσκοπεῖον, Dianium
Alicante, Spain
Heraclea Marmara
western Turkey Heraclea Thraciae, Heraclea (Ἡράκλεια), Heraclea
Perinthus Ereğli

Heraclea Lucania, Italy abandoned Anglona

Dalmatian Coast,
Heraclea Hvar Heraclea, Heracleia, Heraclia
Hvar
near Lake Bafa,
Heraclea by
Muğla Province, Kapıkırı Latmus, Λάτμος
Latmus
Turkey

Heraclea
near Ereğli, Turkey abandoned
Cybistra

Heraclea south-western part

Bitola Herakleia Lynkestis
Lyncestis of North Macedonia
near Montallegro,
Heraclea Minoa south coast of abandoned Hêrakleia Minôia, Rhachlôtês, Heracliensis
Sicily

Heraclea Karadeniz
Bithynia, Turkey
Pontica Ereğli
Heraclea Sintica Rupite, Bulgaria abandoned

Heraclea Central Greece,

Heraclea Trachis, Heraclea Trachinia
Trachis Greece

Peloponnese, Ermioni
Hermione
Greece (Ερμιόνη)
Taman peninsula,
Tmutarakan
Hermonassa Krasnodar Krai,
(Тмутаракань)
Russia

Southern Crete,
Hierapetra
Greece

Pamukkale,
Hierapolis abandoned Hierapolis (Ἱεράπολις)
western Turkey
 abandoned,
northern coast of site
Himera Thermae, Therma, Thermae Himerenses
Sicily subsequently
re-settled
Black Sea coast of
Histria abandoned Istros (Ιστριη)
Romania

Hubla Minor Sicily, Italy abandoned

southern slope of
Hubla Gereatis abandoned
Mount Etna, Sicily
Hyblaean
Hubla Heraea Mountains, south- Ragusa Hibla, Heresium, Rogos, Rakkusa
eastern Sicily

Hyele Campania, Italy Velia Elea

I
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name

Ialysos Rhodes
Caria, south-west
Iasus abandoned Iassus (Iασoς, Iασσoς), Askem, Asýn Kalessi
Turkey

Idalium Cyprus Dali Idalion (Ιδάλιον)

Greek island in
Imbros northern Aegean Gökçeada İmroz, Imvros (Ίμβρος)
Sea
Thessaly, eastern
Iolcus Iolkos (Ιωλκός)
Greece

Issa Vis, Croatia Vis Vis, Lissa, Issa (Ἴσσα)

Itanos North-eastern Crete Erimopolis

island in the Ionian Ithaka, Ithaki,
Ithaca
Sea (Ιθάκη)

J
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name

Juktas Crete, Greece

K
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name
Kaiete Campania, Italy Gaeta Caiete, Caieta, Kaieta

Caria, south-
Kallipolis
western Turkey
 Hellespont, north-
Kallipolis Gelibolu Gallipoli
western Turkey
Apulia, southern
Kallipolis Gallipoli Callipolis
Italy

Kamares Crete, Greece

Kameiros Rhodes, Greece

Kannia Crete, Greece

south-eastern coast
Kamarina abandoned Camarina, Kamerina
of Sicily

Hyblaean
abandoned Casmenae, Casmene, Kasmenai, Kasmene, Κασμέναι
Kasmenai Mountains, south-
(Buscemi) (Kasménai), Κασμένη (Kasménē)
eastern Sicily
Katánē (Κατάνη), Catăna, Catĭna, Balad-al-Fil,
Katane east coast of Sicily Catania
Medinat-al-Fil, Wadi Musa, Qataniyah

Eupatoria (Євпаторія, Евпатория), Kezlev, Kerkinitis,

Kerkinitida Crimea, Ukraine Yevpatoria
Gözleve

Taman Peninsula,
abandoned,
Kepoi Krasnodar Krai, Cepoi (Κήποι, Кепы)
submerged
Russia
Kerch Peninsula,
Kimmerikon abandoned Cimmericum Crimea
Crimea

Sea of Marmara,
Cius-Kios (Kίος, Kείος), Keios, Prusa, Prusias, Prusias
Kios Bithynia, north- abandoned
ad Mare
western Turkey

Ionia, Western
Klazomenai Urla Clazomenae
Turkey
Knidos Caria

Knossos Crete abandoned Knossus, Cnossus (Κνωσός)

Archea
Korinthos Korinthia, Greece
Korinthos
island of the
Kos Dodecanese, off Cos (Κως), İstanköy, Coo, Stanchio
Bodrum

Kourion Cyprus Curium, Curias (Κούριον)

Kúmē Campania, Italy abandoned

Kydonia Crete, Greece Chania Cydonia

Kynos Boeotia, Greece Livanates Cynus, Kunos

Kyrenia Cyprus Girne

L
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name
Zetounion (Ζητούνιον), Zitouni (Ζητούνι), Zirtounion,
Lamia central Greece
Zitonion, Girton, El Cito
 Lampsakos (Λάμψακος), Pityusa, Pityussa, Pituousa
Lampsacus Troad, Turkey Lapseki
(Πιτυουσα), Pituoussa (Πιτυουσσα)
Laodicea in Laodicea ad Mare, Latakiyah, Al-Ladhiqiyah, Laodikeia,
Syrian coast Latakia
Syria Laodiceia, Lazkiye, Laodicea ad Mare

Laodicea on Diospolis, Rhoas, Claudiolaodicea, Laodicea ad Lycum,

Lydia, Turkey destroyed
the Lycus Laodiceia, Laodikeia

Laodicea in Persis, Antiochia Nahavand, Nahāvand

(‫)نهاوند‬, Nahavend, Nahawand, Nehavand, Nihavand,
Nehavend, Mah-Nahavand, Laodicea (Λαοδικεια),
Laodicea in
western Iran Nahavand Ladhiqiyya, Laodiceia, Laodikeia, Laodicea in Media,
Media
Antiochia in Persis, Antiochia of Chosroes (Αντιόχεια
του Χοσρόη), Antiochia in Media (Αντιόχεια της
Μηδίας), Nemavand, Niphaunda
Laodicea Laodicea Catacecaumene, Laodiceia, Laodikeia,
Lycaonia, Turkey abandoned
Combusta Laodikeia Katakekaumenê, Claudiolaodicea

Laodicea ad Laodiceia, Laodikeia, Cabrosa, Scabrosa, Cabiosa

Coele-Syria abandoned
Libanum Laodiceia

Laodicea Arcadia, Greece Laodiceia, Laodikeia

Laodicea Pontus, north-
Laodiceia and Laodikeia
Pontica eastern Turkey

Laodicea Mesopotamia, Iraq lost Laodikeia, Laodiceia

Laodicea in
Lebanon Beirut Laodicea in Canaan, Berytus
Phoenicia
Lapithos Cyprus Lapta

Larissa Thessaly, Greece Yenişehr-i Fenar, Lárisa

Larissa Troad, Turkey abandoned

Lato Crete, Greece

Lucania, southern
Laüs abandoned Laus, Laos (Λᾶος)
Italy

Lebena Crete, Greece

island in the Ionian
Lefkada
Sea

Lekhaion Corinthia, Greece

Leibethra Macedonia, Greece

Leontinoi southeastern Sicily Lentini Lintini, Leontinoi, Leontini and Leontium

Lepreum Elis, Greece abandoned Lepreon, Lepreus

Lessa Epidauria, Greece abandoned

Lilaea Boeotia, Greece Lilaea

Lindus Rhodes Lindos

Lissus Crete, Greece abandoned

Epizephyrian Calabria, southern
destroyed Locri
Locris Italy

M
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name

Madytos Eceabat (Town) abandoned Maitos, Madyta,

Ionia, western
Magnesia on
Turkey, on the abandoned Magnesia ad Maeandrum
the Maeander
Maeander river
Magnesia ad Lydia, western
Manisa Magnesia on the Sipylum
Sipylum Turkey

Mallia Crete, Greece

Mantineia Arcadia, Greece abandoned Mantinea, Antigonia (Αντιγόνεια)

Marathon Attica, Greece Marathónas (Μαραθώνας), Marathōn (Μαραθών)

Balıkesir, Western
Marmara Marmara
Turkey

Maroneia, Eastern
Maroneia Maroneia Maronya
Thrace
Masis Epidauria, Greece Kranidi

Massalia southern France Marseille Massilia

Megalopolis Arcadia, Greece Sinanou (Σινάνο)

Megara Attica, Greece

Megara near Augusta,

destroyed
Hublaea eastern Sicily

Black Sea coast of

Mesembria Nesebar Menebria, Mesimvria (Μεσήμβρια), Mesimvria
Bulgaria
Messene southern Greece

Lucania, southern
Metapontum abandoned Metapontium (Μεταπόντιον)
Italy
Methana Epidauria, Greece Vathy

Messenia, southern
Methone Mothoni (Μοθώνη), Modon
Greece

Lesbos, in the
Methumna Mithymna (Μήθυμνα), Molyvos, Molivos
Aegean Sea
Miletos Aydin, Turkey, Balat abandoned Milētos, Millawanda, Milawata, Miletus, Milet

Misenum Campania, Italy Miseno

Mochlos Crete, Greece

Monastiraki Crete, Greece abandoned

Murgantia, Morgantium, Μοργάντιον, Μοργαντίνη,

Morgantina central Sicily abandoned
Murgentia, Morgentia

Mulai Sicily, Italy Milazzo

north-eastern
Mukenai Argolis, near abandoned Mykēnē, Mykēnai
Mykines

Caria, south-
Mylasa Milas
western Turkey
 Caria, western
Myndus Gümüşlük Myndos (Μύνδος)
Turkey
Myonia Phocis, Greece Agia Efthymia Myania, Mynia

Myra Lycia, Turkey Demre Kale

Myrmekion Crimea, Ukraine abandoned Myrmēkion (Μυρμηκιων, Мирмекий)

Lesbos, in the
Mutilene
Aegean Sea

Myos Ionia, Anatolia abandoned

N
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name

Nafpio, Nauplia, Navplion, Naupliē, Nauplia, Náfplion,

Nauplíos Nafplio, Argolis Nafpion Anáplion, Anáplia, Napoli di Romania, Mora Yenişehir,
Anabolı, Yeni şehir, Náfplion
Naucratis Nile Delta, Egypt Naukratis (Ναύκρατις)

Aetolia-Acarnania, Nafpaktos (Ναύπακτος, Έπαχτος), Naupactos,

Naupactus
Greece İnebahtı, Lepanto

Naxos Crete abandoned

Giardini
Naxos Sicily Giaddini
Naxos

Neapoli northern Greece Kavala Christoupolis, Morunets

Pallene, Chalcidice, Polyhrono, Polichrono, Polihrono (Πολύχρονο),

Neapolis Polychrono
Greece Polyhronon, Polihronon
Neapolis Sardinia, Italy abandoned Nabui

Polignano a
Neapolis Apulia, Italy
Mare

Neapolis Campania, Italy Naples Napoli, Napule

Archaia Nemea,
Nemea abandoned
Argolis

Bithynia, north- Ancore, Helicore, Antigoneia (Αντιγόνεια), Nikaia,

Nicaea Iznik
western Turkey Nicæa

Nicaea southern France Nice Niça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza Marittima

Nicopolis Epirus, Greece abandoned Actia Nicopolis, Palaia Preveza

Nirou Hani Crete, Greece Minoan city

Nymphaion Crimea, Ukraine Nymphaeum

Nymphaion Illyria, Albania Nymphaeum

Nysa western Turkey abandoned

O
Ancient Location Modern Also known as
name name

Oenoe (Οινόη) northern Turkey Ünye Oene

Oenoe Argolis, Greece Oene

Oenoe Attica, Greece Oene

Oenus Laconia, Greece

Khadjibey, Khadjibei, Khacdjibei, Hacıbey, Hocabey,
Odessos coastal Ukraine Odessa
Gadzhibei, Chadžibėjus, Hacıbey

Odessos coastal Bulgaria Varna

Olbia Sardinia Civita, Terranova Pausania

Ukrainian Black Sea
Olbia abandoned Pontic Olbia, Olvia
coast

Olous near Elounda, Crete drowned Olus (Ὄλους, Ὄλουλις)

Olympí'a (Ολυμπία), Olýmpia (Ολύμπια), Olimpia,

Olympia Elis, Greece abandoned
Olimbia
Chalcidice, northern
Olynthus destroyed
Greece

Opus Boeotia, Greece Atalanti Opous

Orchomenus Orchomenos
Arkadia, Greece Kalpaki (Médiéval name)
(Arcadia) near Levidi
Orchomenus
Boeotia, Greece
(Boeotia)

Illyria/Epirus, near
Oricos abandoned
Vlorë, Albania

Orestias Turkish Thrace abandoned

Oreus northern Euboea

Oropus Attica, Greece Oropos (Ωρωπός)

Epirus, southern Anchiasmos, Άγιοι Σαράντα, Agioi Saranda, Turkish:
Onchesmos Sarandë
Albania Aya Sarandi

P
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name

Thracian
Pactye Chersonesos, abandoned
Turkey

Platanos,
Magnesia, central
Pagasae central
Greece
Greece
Palaikastro Crete, Greece Minoan city

Pandosia Epirus, Greece abandoned

Pandosia Bruttium, Italy castellibero castrofranco

Pandosia Lucania, Italy abandoned
 Taurica, eastern
Panticapaeum Kerch Παντικάπαιον
Crimea, Ukraine
Paphos Cyprus

Parium Mysia, Hellespont Kemer (Town) Parion, Adrasteia, Adrastea

Greek island in Plateia, Pactia, Demetrias, Strongyli, Hyria, Hyleessa,

Paros Paros
Aegean Sea Minoa, Cabarnis
Port of Neapolis,
Parthenope Naples
Campania

Patrae Achaea, Greece Patrai Pátra (Πάτρα) Patrae

Pavlopetri Laconia, Greece submerged

Pegai Megaris, Greece abandoned

Peiraieús Attica, Greece Piraeus Peiraiás, Peiraieús (Πειραιεύς)

Pella Macedon, Greece abandoned

Asian Hellespont,
Percote abandoned Percope
Northeast of Troy

15 km east of
Perga abandoned
Antalya, Turkey

Pergamum Mysia, Turkey Bergama Pergamon (Πέργαμος)

Petsofas Crete, Greece Minoan city

Phaistos Crete, Greece

Phálēron Attica, Greece Palaio Faliro Phaleron, Phalerum

Cimmerian
Phanagoria abandoned Matrega
Bosporus, Ukraine

Pharae

Pharnacia northern Turkey Giresun

Pharos Croatian island Hvar Hvor, For, Pharina, Lesina

Phaselis Lycia, Turkey abandoned

Samegrelo-Zemo
Phasis Poti
Svaneti, Georgia
near Kavala,
Philippi Filippoi
Greece

island in Tyrrhenian
Pithekussa Ischia
Sea, Italy

Pulpudeva(reconstructed Thracian,uncertain),
Eumolpias, Philippoupoli, Philippoupolis
Philippopolis southern Bulgaria Plovdiv
(Φιλιππούπολη, Φιλιππούπολις), Trimontium, Paldin
(Пълдин). Plavdiv (Плъвдив), Filibe
Platanos Crete, Greece Minoan city

Phlius Argolid, Greece abandoned

Pherae Thessaly, Greece abandoned

Phocaea western Turkey Foça Phokaia (Φώκαια)

Chaonia, southern
Phoenice Finiq
Albania
Pinara Lycia, Turkey abandoned Pilleñni (τὰ Πίναρα)
Pisa Elis, Greece

Pitane Çandarlı, Turkey abandoned

Abkhazia, Black
Pitiunt Pitsunda Bichvinta, Pezonda
Sea coast
Policastro
Pixous Campania, Italy Pixunte
Bussentino

Plataea Boeotia, Greece destroyed Plataeae

Poseidonia Campania, Italy Paestum Paestum

Potidaea Chalcidice, Greece Nea Poteidaia Potidaia (Ποτίδαια), Potidea

Canakkale, western
Priapus Karabiga
Turkey

Ionia, western
Priene abandoned
Turkey
north-western
Prousa Bursa Prussa (Προύσα), Brusa
Turkey

Pseira Crete, Greece Minoan city

Psychro Crete, Greece Minoan city

Pteleum Thessaly, Greece destroyed

location Púdna (Πύδνα), Pidna was a Greek city in ancient

Pydna Macedon
disputed Macedon

Pílos (Πύλος), Navarino, Avarino (Αβαρίνος), Zonklon,

western
Anavarin, Neokastron, Avarmus, Abarinus, Albarinos,
Pylos Peloponnese,
Albaxinus, Avarinos, Coryphasium, Iverin, Nelea, Port
Greece
de Jonc, Porto Giunco, Zunchio.
Black Sea coast of
Pyrgos Burgas
Bulgaria

Northern Crete,
Pyrgos Minoan city
Greece

R
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name

northern Attica,
Rhamnus abandoned Rhamnous
Greece
"toe of Italy",
Rhegion Reggio
Calabria, southern Erythrà (Ερυθρά), Rhegium Julium
(Ρήγιoν) Calabria
Italy

Northern Crete,
Rhithymna Rethymon
Greece

Rhode Catalonia, Spain Roses, Girona

Rhodes Rhodes, Greece Ródos (Ρόδος),

Rhypes,
Achaia, Greece destroyed
(Ῥύπες)
Rizinia Crete abandoned Prinias, Rize, Rhizenia

S
Modern
Ancient name Location Also known as
name
Salamis Cyprus abandoned

island in the Ionian

Same (Σάμη)
Sea, Greece

in the island with

Samos the same name,
Greece
Scyllaeum Calabria, Italy Scilla

Scolacium near Catanzaro,

Squillace
(Σκυλλήτιον) Calabria, Italy

abandoned-
south-west coast of
Selinus Marinella di Selinunte
Sicily, Italy
Selinunte
Seleucia
Pieria south-eastern
(Σελεύκεια Turkey Çevlik[1] Seleukia Pieria, Seleukia
Πιερία)

Paphlagonia,
Semasus Amasra Cromna, Amastris
northern Turkey

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Abydos
Scidrus location
Lucania, Italy
(Σκίδρος) uncertain

northern
Sicyon
Peloponnese, abandoned
(Σικυών)
Greece

Side Pamphylia, Turkey abandoned Eski Adalia, Old Antalya

Sidon Lebanon Sidon Σιδών, Sidon, Saïda

Siteia Crete, Greece

Sinope Paphlagonia,
Sinop
(Σινώπη) northern Turkey
Siris (the Serrai (Katharevousa), Serras (local dialect, archaic
Paeonian or Serres, Macedonia, form), Sirra (Roman era and Theopompus), Serez or
Serres
the Greece Siroz (in Turkish), Ser (in Serbian and Bulgarian),
Odomanteian) Syar (in Bulgarian)
Sklavokampos Crete, Greece
near Izmir, western
Smyrna abandoned Old Smyrna
Turkey

Soli Cyprus abandoned Soloi

Sozopolis Pisidia, Turkey abandoned Apollonia

southern part of the
Lakedaimon (Λακεδαίμων), Lakedaimonia
Sparta Peloponnese, Sparti
(Λακεδαιμωνία), Σπάρτα, Σπάρτη, Spartē.
Greece

Stageira (Στάγειρα), Stagira (Στάγιρα), Stagiros

Stagirus Chalcidice, Greece abandoned
(Στάγιρος), Stageiros (Στάγειρος)

Stratos Stratos
Stymphalos Corinthia, Greece Stymfalia

near Sibari, Gulf of

Sybaris destroyed
Taranto, Italy

east-coast of Sicily,
Syrakousai Syracuse Siracusai, Aretusa.
Italy

T
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name
Taras (Τάρᾱς) southern Italy Taranto Tarentum, Tarantas (Τάραντας)

Tanagra Boeotia, Greece Poimandria

north-eastern Sea of
Tanais
Azov, Russia
Tanaisto Tánaïs (Τάναϊς)

Tauromenion
east coast of Sicily Taormina Taurmina, Tauromenium
(Ταυρομένιον)

Tegea Arcadia, Greece Alea

Temnos Aeolis, Turkey abandoned

Turkish island in
Tenedos northern Aegean Bozcaada Bozca ada, Tenedhos (Τένεδος)
Sea

Corinthia, Municipal unit

Tenea
Peloponnese of Tenea

Ionia, western
Teos (Τέως) abandoned Teo
Turkey
Termessos Ionia, western
abandoned Termissós
(Τερμησσός) Turkey

Thapsos Sicily, Italy abandoned

Macedonia
Thassos, Thassos,
(Greece)-Thrace, Limenas, Λιμένας
Θάσος Greece
Greece
Thēbai
Thebai Boeotia,Greece (Θῆβαι), Thiva
(Θήβα)
 Feodosiya
Theodosia
Crimea, Ukraine (Феодосія, Kefe, Feodosia
(Θεοδοσία)
Феодосия)
Therma Mygdonia, Greece Therme (Θέρμα, Θέρμη)

Thespiae Boeotia, Greece abandoned Thespiai (Θεσπιαι)

Illyria/Epirus, near
Thronium abandoned Thronium
Vlorë, Albania
southern Attica,
Thoricus abandoned Thorico
Greece

Thurii Magna Graecia, Thurium (Θούριον), Copia, Copiae, Turios, Thurio

abandoned
(Θούριοι) southern Italy Magna Graecia

Thyreum
South of Izmir,
Thyria Tire
Turkey

Argolis,
Tiruns abandoned
Peloponnese

Tithoraea Boeotia, Greece Kato Tithorea

Black Sea coast of
Tomis Constanţa Konstantia, Köstence
Romania

Toróne Chalcidice, Greece Toroni

Dalmatian coast,
Tragurion Trogir Traù, Tragurium, Trau
Croatia
Trapeze Crete, Greece

Black Sea coast of

Trapezus,
north-eastern Trabzon Trapezounta (Τραπεζούντα)
Arcadia
Turkey

Tripolis
Lebanon Tripoli
(Τρίπολις)
Tripolis
Libya Tripoli
(Τρίπολις)

Tripolis Pontus, north-

Tirebolu Ischopolis
(Τρίπολις) eastern Turkey

Tripolis
Thessaly, Greece Tripolis Larisaia
(Τρίπολις)
Tripolis
Phrygia abandoned Neapolis, Apollonia, Antoninopolis
(Τρίπολις)

northeastern
Troizen
Peloponnese, abandoned Troizina, Trizina
(Τροιζήν)
Greece

Troliton Sicily, Italy abandoned

Dardanelles, north- Troia (Τροία), Ilion (Ἴλιον), Īlium, Wilusa, Truwisa,
Troy Truva
eastern Turkey Hisarlık

Tylissos Crete, Greece

Ukrainian Black Sea Bilhorod-

Tyras Cetatea Albă
coast Dnistrovskyi[2]

Tyros Lebanon Tyre Τύρος, Tyre, Sur

 Tyritake Crimea, Cimmerian
abandoned
(Τυριτάκη) Bosporus

V
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name
Minoan city in
Vasiliki
Crete, Greece

Minoan city in
Vathypetros
Crete, Greece

Z
Ancient Modern
Location Also known as
name name

Zakynthos Zante
Zakros Crete, Greece Minoan city Zakro

Strait of Messina,
Zankle Messina Messene, Messana
Sicily, Italy

See also
Greek colonisation
Adjectival and demonymic forms of regions in Greco-Roman antiquity
List of cities in ancient Epirus
Greek cities in Thrace and Dacia
Greek cities in Illyria
Towns of ancient Greece
List of cities in ancient Acarnania
Regions of ancient Greece

References
1. Seleucia in Pieria, Ancient Warfare Magazine (https://www.livius.org/se-sg/seleucia/seleucia
_pieria.html)
2. Kaba, John (1919). Politico-economic Review of Basarabia (http://www.wdl.org/en/item/731
3/view/1/15/). United States: American Relief Administration. p. 15.

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