Elaia (Aeolia)

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Elaia ( Greek  Ἐλαία ) was an ancient Greek city on the west coast of Asia Minor in the Aeolian countryside near today's village of Kazıkbağları, southwest of Zeytindağ in Bergama district in the Turkish province of Izmir .

Elaia was at the mouth of the Kaïkos . In the 5th century BC Elaia became a member of the Attic League . The city minted its own coins in the 5th and 4th centuries and again in the Roman Empire (1st to 3rd centuries AD), when Elaia belonged to the province of Asia . During the Hellenism , the city served as a port for Pergamon, which is inland . An earthquake wreaked havoc in 90 AD. In late antiquity, Elaia was the seat of a bishop; The titular bishopric Elaea of the Roman Catholic Church goes back to the diocese .

Only a few archaeological remains of the city have been preserved, especially the 200 m long pier. Elaia and its port facilities have been researched by the German Archaeological Institute since 2006 .

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Coordinates: 38 ° 57 '  N , 27 ° 3'  E