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Definitions of smyrna in various dictionaries:
noun - a port city in western Turkey
A city of northwest Georgia, a residential suburb of Atlanta.
SMYRNA - Smyrna (Ancient Greek: , Smýrn or , Smýrna) was a Greek city dating back to antiquity located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast ...
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Dropping the first letter from Izmir, Homer's supposed birthplace, will help you detect this former name of the city |
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Smyrna (Ancient Greek: , Smýrn or , Smýrna) was a Greek city dating back to antiquity located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Since 1930, the modern city located there has been known as zmir, in Turkey, the Turkish rendering of the same name. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defense and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. Two sites of the ancient city are today within the boundaries of zmir. The first site, probably founded by indigenous peoples, rose to prominence during the Archaic Period as one of the principal ancient Greek settlements in western Anatolia. The second, whose foundation is associated with Alexander the Great, reached metropolitan proportions during the period of the Roman Empire. Most of the present-day remains of the ancient city date from the Roman era, the majority from after a 2nd-century AD earthquake. * In practical terms, a distinction is often made between these. Old Smyrna was the initia |