Twelve Ionic cities in Asia. — Legendary event called the Ionic
migration. — Emigrants to these cities — diverse Greeks. —
Great differences of dialect among the twelve cities. — Ionic
cities really founded by different migrations. — Consequences
of the mixture of inhabitants in these colonies — more activity
— more instability. — Mobility ascribed to the Ionic race as
compared with the Doric — arises from this cause. — Ionic
cities in Asia — mixed with indigenous inhabitants. — Worship
of Apollo and Artemis — existed on the Asiatic coast prior to
the Greek emigrants — adopted by them. — Pan-Ionic festival and
Amphiktyony on the promontory of Mykalê. — Situation of Milêtus
— of the other Ionic cities. — Territories interspersed with
Asiatic villages. — Magnêsia on the Mæander — Magnêsia on Mount
Sipylus. — Ephesus — Androklus the Œkist — first settlement
and distribution. — Increase and acquisitions of Ephesus. —
Kolophôn, its origin and history. — Temple of Apollo at Klarus,
near Kolophôn — its legends. — Lebedus, Teôs, Klazomenæ, etc. —
Internal distribution of the inhabitants of Teôs. — Erythræ and
Chios. — Klazomenæ — Phôkæa. — Smyrna. 172-189
CHAPTER XIV.
ÆOLIC GREEKS IN ASIA.
Twelve cities of Æolic Greeks. — Their situation — eleven near
together on the Elæitic gulf. — Legendary Æolic migration. —
Kymê — the earliest as well as the most powerful of the twelve.
— Magnêsia ad Sipylum. — Lesbos. — Early inhabitants of Lesbos
before the Æolians. — Æolic establishments in the region of
Mount Ida. — Continental settlements of Lesbos and Tenedos. —
Ante-Hellenic inhabitants in the region of Mount Ida — Mysians
and Teukrians. — Teukrians of Gergis. — Mitylênê — its political
dissensions — its poets. — Power and merit of Pittakus. — Alkæus
the poet — his flight from battle. — Bitter opposition of
Pittakus and Alkæus in internal politics. — Pittakus is created
Æsymnete, or Dictator of Mitylênê. 190-201
CHAPTER XV.
ASIATIC DORIANS.
Asiatic Dorians — their Hexapolis. — Other Dorians, not included
in the Hexapolis. — Exclusion of Halikarnassus from the
Hexapolis. 201-203
CHAPTER XVI.
NATIVES OF ASIA MINOR WITH WHOM THE GREEKS BECAME CONNECTED.
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