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

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Lesbian Greek dialect spokenIn Aeolis cultural region