Limnae orLimnai (Ancient Greek:Λίμναι),[1] was anancient Greek city dating back to7th century B.C. on theGallipoli peninsula. The city was founded by migrants coming fromIonia. The city was one of the richest and most busy seaports of the Gallipoli region in its time and maintained its existence until the Roman era.
Limnae is covered by several ancient authors.Strabo places Limnae betweenDrabus andAlopeconnesus.[2] According toAnaximenes of Miletus, it was a colony ofMiletus.[3] It belonged to theDelian League as it appears inAthenian tribute lists from 447/6 to 429/8 BCE.[4] Limnae also appears inStephanus of Byzantium[1] andPseudo-Scymnus.[4]
Until 2018, the existence of the ancient city was known from ancient texts,[5] but the exact location was not certain. In 2018, the city was discovered near the Beşyol plain. According to the archaeologists: "Only pieces of bowls, crockery and tiles can be seen on the surface since the architectural remnants of the city are underground. However, these pieces give us information about the field the city covered, as well as when the city was established and when it was desolated."[6][7][8][9]
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