Chalcis (Aeolis)

Chalcis (Ancient Greek: Χαλκίς) was a town of ancient Aeolis, placed by Stephanus of Byzantium across from Lesbos.^[1] Bronze coins dated to the fourth century BCE inscribed «ΧΑ» are attributed to the town.^[2]

Its site is unlocated; however, it has been suggested that it could be located on the Turkish island of , located among an archipelago of numerous islands between Lesbos and Asia Minor. Herodotus knew this archipelago as that of the "Hundred Islands" (Ancient Greek: Ἑκατόννησοι, romanized: Hekatonesoi) and mentions that there were Aeolian cities but he does not mention the names of any of them.^[2]^[3]

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^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Aeolis and Southwest Mysia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1040. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
^ Herodotus. Histories. 1.151.

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[1] Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.

[Poleis-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Aeolis and Southwest Mysia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1040. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.

[3] Herodotus. Histories. 1.151.

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