Annaea orAnnaia (Ancient Greek:Ἄνναια) orAnaea orAnaia (Ἀναία),[1] was a town ofancient Ionia.Stephanus of Byzantium placed it in Caria, oppositeSamos.[1]Pausanias also puts it on the mainland across from Samos and says it was fortified by the people of that island after being displaced by Androklos ofEphesos. After ten years of mustering forces at Anaia, they were able to launch a force back across and reclaim Samos.[2]Ephorus says that it was named after Anaea, anAmazon who was buried there. If Anaea was opposite Samos, it was in Ionia (or, well into Roman times, Lydia), which did not extend south of theMaeander River.Thucydides suggests it was on or near the coast, and in or near the valley of the Maeander, and that it was a naval station, close enough Samos to annoy the Samians.[3] Some Samian exiles lived there during thePeloponnesian War.[4]
It later became a bishopric, now atitular see (seeAnaea (Asia)).
Its site is located nearKadı Kalesi,Aydın Province,Turkey.[5][6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Annaea".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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