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Clazomenae

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Clazomenae , ancient city of W Asia Minor, 20 mi (32 km) W of present-day Izmir, Turkey. It was one of the 12 Ionian cities of Asia Minor. The city was founded on the mainland but was later moved to a small island, and Alexander the Great built a causeway to it. The town continued to flourish through the Hellenistic and Roman periods. It was the birthplace of the philosopher Anaxagoras. Author not available, CLAZOMENAE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Clazomenae
...Achaemenian dynasty in 387 . A half century or so later Alexander the Great built a causeway connecting the city to the mainland. Under the Romans ( Roman Republic and Empire ) it became part of the province of Asia. Clazomenae Clazomenae Clazomenae Read more

Hipponax
, fl. 540 BC, Greek iambic poet. Banished from Ephesus after insulting the tyrants there, he went to live in Clazomenae. He is believed to have been the inventor of the choliambic, or limping iambic verse. He wrote spirited satire, fragments of which are extant. Read more

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