Antandrus

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Antandrus was an ancient Greek city located in the region of Mysia on the northwestern coast of Asia Minor, known for its strategic position near Mount Ida and the Gulf of Adramyttium.

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Antandrus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city
archaeological site
country Turkey
culture Greek
excavationsBegin late 20th century
governedBy Athens
Delian League
Persian Empire
linked to: Achaemenid Empire

Roman Empire
Sparta
hasArchaeologicalExcavations yes
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
shipbuilding
timber trade
hasFortifications city walls
hasRemains necropolis
public buildings
residential quarters
hasStrategicLocation yes
hasType coastal city
knownFor rich forests
role in Peloponnesian War
shipbuilding timber from nearby Mount Ida
strategic position controlling access to the Gulf of Adramyttium
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Anatolia
Asia Minor
Balıkesir Province
Mysia
locatedNear Altınoluk
Edremit
Gulf of Adramyttium
Mount Ida
locatedOn northwestern coast of Asia Minor
mentionedBy Herodotus
Strabo
Thucydides
Xenophon
modernNameNearby Altınoluk
overlooks Gulf of Edremit
partOf Aeolis
Troad region
linked to: Troad
period Archaic Greece
Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman period
region northwestern Anatolia
regionInAntiquity Mysia
religion ancient Greek religion
terrain foothills of Mount Ida
linked to: Mount Ida

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Mysia hasCity Antandrus