Aeolis cultural region

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The Aeolis cultural region was an area of ancient Greece on the western coast of Asia Minor and nearby islands, historically inhabited by Aeolian Greeks with a distinct dialect and cultural identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek region
historical region
associatedWithEthnos Aeolians
bordersRegion Ionia
Mysia
colonizedBy Greek settlers from Boeotia
Greek settlers from Thessaly
culturalSphere Hellenic world
flourishedDuring Archaic period of ancient Greece
Classical period of ancient Greece
hasCulturalIdentity Aeolian Greek culture
linked to: Aeolic Greek
hasDialect Aeolic Greek
hasDialectGroup Aeolic dialect
linked to: Aeolic Greek
hasNumberOfCitiesTraditionally twelve Aeolian cities on the mainland
hasTypeOfSettlement polis
historicalLanguage Aeolic Greek
includesCity Aigai
Cymē
Elaia
Gryneion
Larisa
Myrina
Neonteichos
Pitane
includesIsland Hecatonnesi
Lesbos
Tenedos
linked to: Tenedos (Bozcaada)
inhabitedBy Aeolian Greeks
linked to: Aeolians
knownFor Aeolian religious cults
distinct Aeolic dialect
maritime trade
languageFamily Ancient Greek
laterRuledBy Achaemenid Empire
Kingdom of Pergamon
Roman Empire
Roman Republic
locatedIn Asia Minor
western coast of Asia Minor
locatedOnCoastOf Aegean Sea
partOf Greek colonization of Asia Minor
ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
primaryDeityCult Apollo
Athena
Zeus
religion ancient Greek religion
sharesCulturalTraitsWith Boeotia
Thessaly

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Lesbian Greek dialect spokenIn Aeolis cultural region