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'''Aydini''' or [[Aidini]] (Turkish Aydın) is a city in [[Asia Minor]]/western Turkey and the seat of the Turkish province of the same name (Aydın Province). The population of the city is 143,267 according to the [[2000]] census.

In ancient [[Greek language|Greek]] sources, the name of the city is given as '''Anthea''' and '''Euanthia'''. During the Seleucid period, it received the name '''Antiochia''' (Greek: Αντιόχεια). It has also borne the names '''Seleucia''' and '''Erynina'''. [[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0355.html]] It was known in the Roman and [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] Empires as '''Tralles''' or '''Tralleis''', and for a time as '''Caesarea'''.

==Early history==

Strabo describes Tralles as being founded by [[Argos|Argives]] and Trallians, a [[Thrace|Thracian]] tribe. With the rest of Lydia, the city fell to the Persian Empire. After its success against [[Athens]] in the [[Peloponnesian War]], [[Sparta]] unsuccessfully sought to take the city from the Persians. In [[334 BC]], Tralles surrendered to [[Alexander the Great]] without resistance and therefore was not sacked. [[Antigonus]] held the city from [[313 BC|313]] to [[301 BC]]. The Seleucids held the city down to [[190 BC]] when it fell to [[Pergamos]]. From [[133 BC|133]] to [[129 BC]], the city supported [[Aristonicus]], a pretender to the Pergamene throne, against the Romans. After the Romans defeated him, they revoked the city's right to mint coins.

Tralles was a conventus for a time under the Roman Republic, but [[Ephesus]] later took that position. The city was taken by rebels during the Mithridatic War during which many Roman inhabitants were killed. Tralles suffered greatly from an earthquake in [[27 BC]]. Augustus provided funds for its reconstruction after which the city thanked him by renaming itself '''Caesarea'''.

Strabo describes the city as a prosperous trading center in antiquity. Strabo lists famous residents of the city, including [[Pythodorus]] (native of Nysa), and orators [[Damasus Scombrus]] and [[Dionysocles]]. Several centuries later, [[Anthemius of Tralles]], architect of the [[Hagia Sophia]] in [[Constantinople]], was born at Tralles.

An early bishop Polybius (fl. ca. [[105]]) is attested by a letter from Saint Ignatius of Antioch to the church at Tralles. The city was officially Christianized, along with the rest of Caria, early after the conversion of [[Constantine]], at which time the see was confirmed. Among the recorded bishops are: Heracleon ([[431]]), Maximus ([[451]]), Uranius ([[553]]), Myron ([[692]]), Theophylactus ([[787]]]), Theophanes and Theopistus both [[ninth century]], and John ([[1230]]). Tralles remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church (''Tralles in Asia'' or ''Trallianus in Asia''); the seat is vacant following the death of the last bishop in [[1974]]. [[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d3t69.html]]

After the [[Battle of Manzikert]] in [[1071]], the [[Byzantine Empire]] was in full retreat throughout Anatolia. The Seljuks took Tralles and it was integrated into the Sultanate of Rüm. [[Manuel I Comnenus]] retook the city for Byzantium in the later half of the [[12th century]]. It remained Byzantine until it was finally taken by the Turks in [[1282]].

Prior to [[1922]] and the [[Asia Minor Disaster]], Aydin retained a sizeable Greek presence. According to [[1912]] figures, the Sandjak of Aydın had a total population of 220,000, in which 39,000-54,500 according to varying sources, were Greeks. During the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922]], some heavy fighting took place in and around Aydın. Aydın Greeks have been exchanged with Turks living in [[Greece]] under the [[1923]] agreement for exchange of populations between the two countries.

==Persons==
*[[Eftychia Papayiannopoulou]], the songwriter was born in [[Aydin]].

==References==

* Blue Guide, Turkey, The Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts (ISBN 030304892), pp. 353-54.

==External links==

*[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0355.html Hazlitt's Classical Gazetteer]
* [http://www.aydin.gov.tr Pages in English, French, German and Dutch of Aydın Governorship]

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−	'''Aydini''' or Aidini (Turkish Aydın) is a city in [[Asia Minor]]/western Turkey and the seat of the Turkish province of the same name (~~Aydın~~ Province). The population of the city is 143,267 according to the [[2000]] census.	+	'''Aydini''' or Aidini (Turkish Aydın) is a city in [[Asia Minor]]/western Turkey and the seat of the Turkish province of the same name (Aydin Province). The population of the city is 143,267 according to the [[2000]] census.

	In ancient [[Greek language\|Greek]] sources, the name of the city is given as '''Anthea''' and '''Euanthia'''. During the Seleucid period, it received the name '''Antiochia''' (Greek: Αντιόχεια). It has also borne the names '''Seleucia''' and '''Erynina'''. [[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0355.html]] It was known in the Roman and [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] Empires as '''Tralles''' or '''Tralleis''', and for a time as '''Caesarea'''.		In ancient [[Greek language\|Greek]] sources, the name of the city is given as '''Anthea''' and '''Euanthia'''. During the Seleucid period, it received the name '''Antiochia''' (Greek: Αντιόχεια). It has also borne the names '''Seleucia''' and '''Erynina'''. [[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0355.html]] It was known in the Roman and [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] Empires as '''Tralles''' or '''Tralleis''', and for a time as '''Caesarea'''.

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−	'''Aydini''' or Aidini (Turkish [[Aydın]]) is a city in [[Asia Minor]]/western Turkey and the seat of the Turkish province of the same name (Aydın Province). The population of the city is 143,267 according to the [[2000]] census.	+	'''Aydini''' or Aidini (Turkish Aydın) is a city in [[Asia Minor]]/western Turkey and the seat of the Turkish province of the same name (Aydın Province). The population of the city is 143,267 according to the [[2000]] census.

	In ancient [[Greek language\|Greek]] sources, the name of the city is given as '''Anthea''' and '''Euanthia'''. During the Seleucid period, it received the name '''Antiochia''' (Greek: Αντιόχεια). It has also borne the names '''Seleucia''' and '''Erynina'''. [[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0355.html]] It was known in the Roman and [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] Empires as '''Tralles''' or '''Tralleis''', and for a time as '''Caesarea'''.		In ancient [[Greek language\|Greek]] sources, the name of the city is given as '''Anthea''' and '''Euanthia'''. During the Seleucid period, it received the name '''Antiochia''' (Greek: Αντιόχεια). It has also borne the names '''Seleucia''' and '''Erynina'''. [[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0355.html]] It was known in the Roman and [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] Empires as '''Tralles''' or '''Tralleis''', and for a time as '''Caesarea'''.

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 Strabo describes the city as a prosperous trading center in antiquity.  Strabo lists famous residents of the city, including [[Pythodorus]] (native of Nysa), and orators [[Damasus Scombrus]] and [[Dionysocles]].  Several centuries later, [[Anthemius of Tralles]], architect of the [[Hagia Sophia]] in [[Constantinople]], was born at Tralles.
-An early bishop Polybius (fl. ca. [[105]]) is attested by a letter from Saint Ignatius of Antioch to the church at Tralles.  The city was officially Christianized, along with the rest of Caria, early after the conversion of [[Constantine]], at which time the see was confirmed.  Among the recorded bishops are: Heracleon ([[431]]), Maximus ([[451]]), Uranius ([[553]]), Myron ([[692]]), Theophylactus ([[787]]]), Theophanes and Theopistus both [[ninth century]], and John ([[1230]]).  Tralles remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church (''Tralles in Asia'' or ''Trallianus in Asia''); the seat is vacant following the death of the last bishop in [[1974]].  [[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d3t69.html]]
+An early bishop Polybius (fl. ca. [[105]]) is attested by a letter from Saint Ignatius of Antioch to the church at Tralles.  The city was officially Christianized, along with the rest of Caria, early after the conversion of [[Constantine the Great]], at which time the see was confirmed.  Among the recorded bishops are: Heracleon ([[431]]), Maximus ([[451]]), Uranius ([[553]]), Myron ([[692]]), Theophylactus ([[787]]]), Theophanes and Theopistus both [[ninth century]], and John ([[1230]]).  Tralles remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church (''Tralles in Asia'' or ''Trallianus in Asia''); the seat is vacant following the death of the last bishop in [[1974]].  [[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d3t69.html]]
 After the [[Battle of Manzikert]] in [[1071]], the [[Byzantine Empire]] was in full retreat throughout Anatolia.  The Seljuks took Tralles and it was integrated into the Sultanate of Rüm.  [[Manuel I Comnenus]] retook the city for Byzantium in the later half of the [[12th century]].  It remained Byzantine until it was finally taken by the Turks in [[1282]].

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 ==Persons==
 *[[Eftychia Papayiannopoulou]], the songwriter was born in Aydin.
 ==References==

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-'''Aydini''' or [[Aidini]] (Turkish Aydın) is a city in [[Asia Minor]]/western Turkey and the seat of the Turkish province of the same name (Aydın Province). The population of the city is 143,267 according to the [[2000]] census.
+'''Aydini''' or Aidini (Turkish [[Aydın]]) is a city in [[Asia Minor]]/western Turkey and the seat of the Turkish province of the same name (Aydın Province). The population of the city is 143,267 according to the [[2000]] census.
 In ancient [[Greek language|Greek]] sources, the name of the city is given as '''Anthea''' and '''Euanthia'''.  During the Seleucid period, it received the name '''Antiochia''' (Greek: Αντιόχεια).  It has also borne the names '''Seleucia''' and '''Erynina'''.  [[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0355.html]]  It was known in the Roman and [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] Empires as '''Tralles''' or '''Tralleis''', and for a time as '''Caesarea'''.
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 ==Persons==
-*[[Eftychia Papayiannopoulou]], the songwriter was born in [[Aydin]].
+*[[Eftychia Papayiannopoulou]], the songwriter was born in Aydin.
 ==References==