Hecatonnesi

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Hecatonnesi was an ancient group of small islands off the coast of Aeolis in western Asia Minor, known in antiquity for their strategic location in the Aegean Sea.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hecatonnesi canonical 2
Hekatonnesoi 1

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Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient island group
archipelago
continent Asia
describedAs group of small islands off the coast of Aeolis in western Asia Minor
era Classical antiquity
Hellenistic period
Roman period
hasApproximateMeaning Hundred Islands
hasType small islands
knownFor strategic location
knownInAntiquityAs Hekatonnesoi
linked to: Hecatonnesi
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Anatolia
western Asia Minor
linked to: Western Anatolia
locatedOffCoastOf Aeolis
mentionedInContextOf ancient Greek geography
modernCountryRegion Turkey
neighboringRegion Aeolis
Mysia
partOf ancient Greek world
sea Aegean Sea
situatedIn eastern Aegean region
strategicFor Aegean maritime traffic
coastal cities of Aeolis
usedFor maritime routes control
naval operations
trade route monitoring

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aeolis hasIsland Hecatonnesi
Hecatonnesi knownInAntiquityAs Hekatonnesoi
linked to: Hecatonnesi