Assos ( / ˈ æ s ɒ s / ; ‹See Tfd› Greek : Ἄσσος , Latin : Assus ) was an ancient Greek city near today's Behramkale ( pronounced [behˈɾamkale] ) or Behram for short, which most people still call by its ancient name of Assos. It is located on the Aegean coast in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province , Turkey . It is on the southern side of Biga Peninsula (better known by its ancient name of the Troad ). Assos sits on the coast of the Adramyttian Gulf (Turkish: Edremit Körfezi ) and used to offer the only good harbour along the 80 kilometres (50 mi) of coast which made it very important for shipping in the Troad.
29-682: [REDACTED] Look up Apollonia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Apollonia or Apolonia (named after the Greek god Apollo ) may refer to : Places and jurisdictions [ edit ] Albania [ edit ] Apollonia (Illyria) , now Pojani (Polina) in Albania; former bishopric, now Latin titular see Bulgaria [ edit ] Apollonia, Thrace , now Sozopol, Bulgaria Greece [ edit ] Apollonia (Aetolia) ,
58-665: A character in Mario Puzo's The Godfather saga Apollonia, aka The Black Knight, a playable character in the Japanese gacha game Granblue Fantasy Apollonia, a character in the Raul Julia public television film Overdrawn at the Memory Bank also covered on Mystery Science Theater 3000 Other uses [ edit ] Apolonia, Apolonia , 2022 documentary film directed by Lea Glob Apollonia University ,
87-432: A character in Mario Puzo's The Godfather saga Apollonia, aka The Black Knight, a playable character in the Japanese gacha game Granblue Fantasy Apollonia, a character in the Raul Julia public television film Overdrawn at the Memory Bank also covered on Mystery Science Theater 3000 Other uses [ edit ] Apolonia, Apolonia , 2022 documentary film directed by Lea Glob Apollonia University ,
116-829: A large main belt asteroid Apollonia (Mercury) , an albedo feature on the planet Mercury People [ edit ] Saint Apollonia of Alexandria (died 249) Apollonia Kotero (born 1959), American musician and actress Apollonia 6 , a musical group led by Apollonia Kotero Apollonia Kickius (1669-1695), Scottish painter Apolonia Litwińska (1928-2021), Polish chess player Apollonia Mathia (died 2011), South Sudanese journalist Apolonia Muñoz Abarca (1920-2009), American healthcare campaigner Apollonia Poilâne (born 1984), French baker Apolonia Ustrzycka (1736-1814), Polish noblewoman Apolonia Vaivai (born 1981), Fijian weightlifter Apollonia van Ravenstein (born 1954), Dutch model and actress Fictional [ edit ] Apollonia Vitelli Corleone ,
145-829: A large main belt asteroid Apollonia (Mercury) , an albedo feature on the planet Mercury People [ edit ] Saint Apollonia of Alexandria (died 249) Apollonia Kotero (born 1959), American musician and actress Apollonia 6 , a musical group led by Apollonia Kotero Apollonia Kickius (1669-1695), Scottish painter Apolonia Litwińska (1928-2021), Polish chess player Apollonia Mathia (died 2011), South Sudanese journalist Apolonia Muñoz Abarca (1920-2009), American healthcare campaigner Apollonia Poilâne (born 1984), French baker Apolonia Ustrzycka (1736-1814), Polish noblewoman Apolonia Vaivai (born 1981), Fijian weightlifter Apollonia van Ravenstein (born 1954), Dutch model and actress Fictional [ edit ] Apollonia Vitelli Corleone ,
174-568: A private university in Iași, Romania KF Apolonia Fier , an Albanian football club based in Fier See also [ edit ] Apollonias , a genus of plants in the family Lauraceae Apolloniatis (disambiguation) Apollonopolis (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Apollonia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
203-465: A private university in Iași, Romania KF Apolonia Fier , an Albanian football club based in Fier See also [ edit ] Apollonias , a genus of plants in the family Lauraceae Apolloniatis (disambiguation) Apollonopolis (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Apollonia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
232-811: A town astride the river Rhyndacus in Bithynia next to the lake Apolloniatis Apollonia Salbaces , an ancient city in Anatolia Assos , also called Apollonia Tripolis on the Meander , also called Apollonia Elsewhere [ edit ] Sainte-Apollonie island ( Île de Sainte-Apollonie ), on the Mayenne river in Pays de la Loire, France Fort Apollonia , Beyin, Ghana Apollonia, Cyrenaica , Libya Apolonia, Texas , US Apollonia, Wisconsin , US In space [ edit ] 358 Apollonia ,
261-531: A town astride the river Rhyndacus in Bithynia next to the lake Apolloniatis Apollonia Salbaces , an ancient city in Anatolia Assos , also called Apollonia Tripolis on the Meander , also called Apollonia Elsewhere [ edit ] Sainte-Apollonie island ( Île de Sainte-Apollonie ), on the Mayenne river in Pays de la Loire, France Fort Apollonia , Beyin, Ghana Apollonia, Cyrenaica , Libya Apolonia, Texas , US Apollonia, Wisconsin , US In space [ edit ] 358 Apollonia ,
290-727: A town near Naupactus Apollonia (Argolis) , also known as Troezen Apollonia (Athos) , a city on Mount Athos Apollonia (Chalcidice) , a city in the Chalcidice Apollonia (Echinades) , a town in the Echniades Apollonia (Kavala) , a city in Kavala, northern Greece Apollonia (Mygdonia) , an inland city near modern Apollonia, Thessaloniki, reportedly visited by the Apostle Paul Apollonia, Sifnos (ancient town) , an ancient town on
319-456: A town near Naupactus Apollonia (Argolis) , also known as Troezen Apollonia (Athos) , a city on Mount Athos Apollonia (Chalcidice) , a city in the Chalcidice Apollonia (Echinades) , a town in the Echniades Apollonia (Kavala) , a city in Kavala, northern Greece Apollonia (Mygdonia) , an inland city near modern Apollonia, Thessaloniki, reportedly visited by the Apostle Paul Apollonia, Sifnos (ancient town) , an ancient town on
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#1732765289147348-549: Is a holiday retreat amid ancient ruins. In 2017 it was inscribed on the UNESCO Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey . The city was founded from 1000 to 900 BC by Aeolian colonists from Lesbos , who are said to have come from Methymna . The settlers built a Doric Temple to Athena on top of the dominant crag in 530 BC. From this temple Hermias of Atarneus , a student of Plato , ruled Assos,
377-589: The Byzantine period . The sculpture was unearthed from a structure used as an inn at that time, and one of the Byzantine period findings contained a cooking stove with three pots. The pillars from the ancient port lay in the harbour for over a millennia. Eventually they were probably sold. On the acropolis 238 m above sea level stand the remains of the only Doric order temple in Asia Minor, which
406-580: The Persians arrived and tortured Hermias to death. Aristotle then fled to Macedonia , which was ruled by his friend King Philip II of Macedon and where he became tutor to Philip's son, Alexander the Great . A modern statue of Aristotle greets visitors at the entrance to Assos. The Persians were driven out by Alexander the Great in 334 BC. Not long afterwards Assos became the birthplace of Cleanthes , who later succeeded Zeno of Citium as head of
435-708: The Stoic school of philosophy in Athens . Between 241 and 133 BC, the city was ruled by the Kings of Pergamon . However, in 133 BC, the Pergamons lost control of the city and it was absorbed into the Roman empire. According to Christian tradition, St. Paul visited the city during his third missionary journey (53-57 AD) through Asia Minor on his way to Mytilene on the island of Lesbos . Acts 20 records that Luke
464-647: The Troad and Lesbos during the town's greatest period of prosperity. (Strangely, Hermias was actually the slave of the ruler of Atarneus. ) Hermias encouraged philosophers to move to the city and one of those who answered the call was Aristotle, who came here in 348 BC and married Hermeias's niece, Pythia. Aristotle founded an Academy in Assos where he became chief amongst a group of philosophers, and together with them, made innovative observations on zoology and biology . Assos' 'golden period' ended several years later when
493-642: The Elder 's lifetime (1st century AD), the city was also known as Apollonia (Ἀπολλωνία). Assos' most famous resident was the Greek philosopher Aristotle . Assos is also the birthplace of Cleanthes , who later was to succeed Zeno of Citium as head of the Stoic school of philosophy. The Acts of the Apostles also refers to visits to the city by Luke the Evangelist and Paul the Apostle . Today, Assos
522-529: The Evangelist and his companions ('we') "went ahead to the ship and sailed [from Troas ] to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board ... and when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene". From this period onwards, Assos shrunk to the small village it has remained ever since. From the Middle Ages the only relics are the Hüdavendigar Mosque and Bridge dating back to
551-932: The Piedmont region Fondamenta Sant'Apollonia, in Venice , Veneto Asia [ edit ] Surabaya , Indonesia; formerly the Dutch settlement of Fort Apollonia Apollonia-Arsuf , near modern Herzliya , Israel Anatolia (Turkey) Apollonia (Lycia) , an ancient city in Lycia Apollonia (Lydia) , an ancient city in Lydia, also Apollonis Apollonia (Mysia) , an ancient city in Mysia Apollonia (Pisidia) (later called Sozopolis), an ancient city in Pisidia Apollonia ad Rhyndacum ,
580-522: The Piedmont region Fondamenta Sant'Apollonia, in Venice , Veneto Asia [ edit ] Surabaya , Indonesia; formerly the Dutch settlement of Fort Apollonia Apollonia-Arsuf , near modern Herzliya , Israel Anatolia (Turkey) Apollonia (Lycia) , an ancient city in Lycia Apollonia (Lydia) , an ancient city in Lydia, also Apollonis Apollonia (Mysia) , an ancient city in Mysia Apollonia (Pisidia) (later called Sozopolis), an ancient city in Pisidia Apollonia ad Rhyndacum ,
609-407: The acropolis stands the well preserved 4th century BC city wall and main gate with 14-meter-high (46 ft) towers. An ancient paved road leads northeast through the gate to the ruins of a large 2nd-century BC gymnasium , a 2nd-century BC agora and a bouleuterion . Further south toward the seashore is a 3rd-century BC theatre built for 5,000 spectators. Also on the hillside are the remains of
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#1732765289147638-500: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Apollonia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Apollonia or Apolonia (named after the Greek god Apollo ) may refer to : Places and jurisdictions [ edit ] Albania [ edit ] Apollonia (Illyria) , now Pojani (Polina) in Albania; former bishopric, now Latin titular see Bulgaria [ edit ] Apollonia, Thrace , now Sozopol, Bulgaria Greece [ edit ] Apollonia (Aetolia) ,
667-1189: The island of Sifnos Apollonia (Sifnos) , the main town on the island of Sifnos , taking its name from the former Apollonia, Thessaloniki Five cities on Crete: Apellonia , also called Apollonia, on the north coast Apollonia (northern Crete) , on the north coast Apollonia (southern Crete) , on the south coast Eleutherna , inland city also called Apollonia Kydonia , also called Apollonia Italy [ edit ] Apollonia (Sicily) in Northern Sicily Sant'Apollonia (Ancona), in Corinaldo , province of Ancona Sant'Apollonia (Brescia), township in Ponte di Legno , province of Brescia Sant'Apollonia (Lecco), township in Viganò , locality of Lecco Sant'Apollonia (Padua), township in Bagnoli di Sopra Padua, Veneto Sant'Apollonia (Turin), township in Val della Torre , province Turin, in
696-857: The island of Sifnos Apollonia (Sifnos) , the main town on the island of Sifnos , taking its name from the former Apollonia, Thessaloniki Five cities on Crete: Apellonia , also called Apollonia, on the north coast Apollonia (northern Crete) , on the north coast Apollonia (southern Crete) , on the south coast Eleutherna , inland city also called Apollonia Kydonia , also called Apollonia Italy [ edit ] Apollonia (Sicily) in Northern Sicily Sant'Apollonia (Ancona), in Corinaldo , province of Ancona Sant'Apollonia (Brescia), township in Ponte di Legno , province of Brescia Sant'Apollonia (Lecco), township in Viganò , locality of Lecco Sant'Apollonia (Padua), township in Bagnoli di Sopra Padua, Veneto Sant'Apollonia (Turin), township in Val della Torre , province Turin, in
725-414: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apollonia&oldid=1197575839 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Apollonia From Misplaced Pages,
754-407: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apollonia&oldid=1197575839 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Assos During Pliny
783-399: The second half of the 14th century. The mosque is on the hilltop near the ruined temple while the bridge is off the road to Ayvacık . The ruins of ancient Assos continue to be excavated. In 2018, archaeologists discovered an undamaged Hellenistic family grave with the name "Aristios" written on its cover. The grave contained the remains of a family of twenty-one. One of the family members
812-423: Was buried, while the remaining twenty were cremated and their ashes placed inside urn -like vases. The lids had been sealed with cement to prevent any foreign substance getting inside the urns. In 2018, archaeologists also discovered many strigils , some of them iron, but most of them bronze. Archaeologists also uncovered a 2,200-year-old Hellenistic lion sculpture and a 1,500-year-old stone oven dating to
841-517: Was dedicated to Athena and dates to 530 BC. Six of the original 38 columns remain. In the early 1900s sculptures of the Temple of Athena were moved to museums like the Louvre . The view from the temple extends to nearby Lesbos in the south, to Pergamum in the southeast and to Mount Ida in the east. To the northwest, two massive Hellenic columns still mark the entrance to the city. West of
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