Mycale
| Mycale | |
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 Location of the Mykale Mountains on the former Gulf of Latvia |
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| Highest peak | Dilek Dağı ( 1265 m ) |
| location | Province Aydın ( Turkey ) |
| Coordinates | 37 ° 40 ′ N , 27 ° 5 ′ E |
Mycale (today Dilek Dağları or Samsun Dağı ) was in ancient times the name of a peninsula with a mountain range in Ionia on the western coast of Asia Minor in today's Turkey , north of the mouth of the Meander , near the ancient cities of Priene , Miletus and Ephesus .
The steep mountains rise up to 1265 m above sea level. The central sanctuary of the twelve Ionian cities , the Panionion , is 750 meters above sea level. In prehistoric and ancient times, the Mykale Mountains formed a headland on what was then the Latmian Gulf , which silted up more and more due to sediments carried along by the Great Meander (today Büyük Menderes) , whereby the coastline steadily shifted to the southwest.
In the strait between this promontory and the island of Samos , the Greek and Persian fleets surrendered in 479 BC. A sea battle during the Persian Wars .
The Greek tyrant Polykrates was ambushed on Mykale and executed.
Web links
- Jona Lendering: Mycale (479 BCE) . In: Livius.org (English)