Atarneus

Atarneus ( ancient Greek Άταρνεύς ) was an ancient city in Asia Minor landscape Aeolis . It lies opposite the island of Lesbos northeast of today's Dikili .

The place had its greatest importance in the 4th century BC, when it served as the residence of Hermeias , who ruled the area between Atarneus and Assos from here . Aristotle probably lived with him from 347 to 345 BC. As a guest friend.

literature

• John-Anthony Cramer: A Geographical Ad Historical Description of Asia Minor with a Map. Volume 1, Oxford 1832, pp. 132-136.
• HG Lolling: Atarneus . In: Communications of the German Archaeological Institute , Athenian Department, Volume 4, 1879, pp. 1–10; Text archive - Internet Archive
• Felix Pirson, Martin Zimmermann: The Pergamon Area - Economic Resources, Rural Settlements and Political Representation . In: R. Grüßinger, V. Kästner, A. Scholl (Eds.): Pergamon. Panorama of the ancient metropolis . Exhibition catalog. Berlin 2011/2012, pp. 58–65.

Web links

• Ludwig Bürchner : Atarneus 2 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, Sp. 1897.
• Ludwig Bürchner : Atarneus 3 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, Sp. 1897.

Coordinates: 39 ° 5 ′ 29 ″  N , 26 ° 55 ′ 17 ″  E