  Teuthrania Shown within Turkey | |
| Location | İzmir, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Region | Mysia |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 3000 BC |
| Cultures | Ancient Greek |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
Teuthrania (Ancient Greek:Τευθρανία) was anAncient Greek town in northwestAnatolia in the region ofMysia, and the name of its surrounding district on the riverCaicus. It was near the powerful city and region ofPergamon. Tradition associated it with the legendary Mysian kingTeuthras. According toStrabo, Teuthrania was situated between the Anatolian cities ofElaea,Pitane, andAtarneus.[1][2][3]
Teuthrania featured in various ancient myths and historical traditions. Strabo wrote that Teuthras adopted a youth namedTelephus as his son and successor. Telephus was a son ofHeracles. (A character namedEurypylus, said to be a son of Telephus, appears in theOdyssey as the ruler of theCeteii).[1][4]
Herodotus wrote that the cities ofHalisarna, Pergamon, and Teuthrania had been given by thePersian kingDarius I to theSpartan kingDemaratus in c. 486 BCE in exchange for Spartan military aid.[5][6]
In theAnabasis,Xenophon wrote that under the command ofProcles, son of Demaratus, Teuthrania attacked Pergamon.[7] In theHellenica, Xenophon relates that Teuthrania, Pergamum, Halisarna,Gambrium,Palaegambrium,Myrina andGryneium were delivered by their rulers to the army of the SpartanThimbron around the year 399 BCE, who sought to liberate the Greek colonies from Persian rule.[5]
According to the 7th-century BCEepic poem calledCypria, now alost literary work, Teuthrania was mistaken forTroy in the Achaeans' first expedition.[8]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Teuthrania".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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