Abydos	A Milesian Colony in Troas.
Aigai	A city in Aiolis.  An inland town on the river Pythikos.
Aigeai	A city in Cilicia, on the north - western shores of the Gulf of Issos.
Aegis	A shield or cloak belonging to Zeus but usually worn by his daughter, Athena.
Aiolis	A country in Asia Minor on the coast, between Ionia and Mysia
Akmoneia	An important city in central Phrygia
Alabanda	An ancient Carian on the river Marsyas
Alexandria Troas	A coastal city in Troas, founded circa 310 B.C. by Antigonos.  It was originally named Antigoneia.  A decade later Lysimachos renamed it Alexandria.
Alinda	A city in Caria, twelve miles southwest of Alabanda
Amaseia	The capitol of Pontus until early second century B.C.  Birthplace of Mithradates the Great.  Located on the river Iris.
Amastris	A city in Paphlagonia, founded around 300 B.C. on the site of the historical city, Sesamos on the Black Sea.
Amisos	A Greek city on the black sea coast in Pontos.  It was originally settled in the sixth century B.C.  It was resettled by the Athenians during the fifth century B.C.  They renamed the city Peiraeeus
Amphora	A tall narrow-necked storage vessel with two vertical handles.
Antandros	An Aiolian colony located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Adramytteion in Troas.
Apameia	A city in Phrygia located on the river Maeander and an important road junction.  It was founded by Antiochos I and named after the kings mother.
Apameia	Originally named Mysleia.  The town was a colony of Kolophon.  Prusias I of Bithynia renamed it in honor of his wife.
Apollo Clarius	The Apollo worshipped at Clarus (near Colophon) was worshipped elsewhere as Apollo Clarius.
Apollo Kitharoides	Apollo as patron of music.
Ares	the Greek god of war.  The son of Zeus and Hera.
Artemis	The daughter of Zeus and Leto.  Sister of Apollo.  The goddess of birth and fertility.
Artemis Anaitis	Anaitis was the name of a Persian goddess who was equated with Artemis and particularly worshipped in Lydia.
Artemis Munychia	The Artemis who was worshipped at Munychia, one of the harbors of the Piraeus, was also worshipped in Ionia.
Asklepios	A son of Apollo who was educated by the centaur, Chiron, and became a great healer.
Aspendos	A city on the north shore of the Mediterranean Sea and on the shore of the Eurymedon River in ancient Pamphylia (modern Turkey).  It was an important port and, during time of war, a naval base.  Aspendos is the location of the best preserved theater built in antiquity.  It was constructed between 161 to 180 A.D. and is still in use.  It seats 15,000 to 20,000, each who can hear un-amplified speech from the stage due to excellent acoustics.
Assos	A city of Troas, located on the coast west of Antandros.
Atarneus	A city in Mysia, founded by Chios, located on the coast.
Athena	The Greek goddess of Athens, one of the most important gods also worshiped around Greece.  She is most often represented wearing a helmet.
Bargylia	A city in Caria located on the southern shore of the Iasic Gulf.  It was said to have been named after Bellerophon's companion who was killed by a kick from Pegasos.
Birytis	nothing is known of this town in Troas other than it's coins.
Bithynia	A country in Asia Minor bordering the black Sea, as well as Paphlagonia, Galatia, Phrygia, and Mysia.
Bithynia, Kingdom of	The Kingdom of Bithynia was founded in the early years of the 3rd century B.C. by Zipoetes, a chiefton of the Bithyni.
Boione	A city in Aiolis, site uncertain.
Bosporos	A country in Asia Minor
Calathus	A vase, shaped like a basket
Caria	A country in Asia Minor bordering the Mediterranean Sea, as well as Lycia, Phrygia, Lydia, and Ionia.
Carian Islands	A group of Islands off the coast of Caria.
Caunus	Sometimes spelled Kaunos.  An important city in Caria founded from Crete.  Famous for its dried fig
Chabakta	A city in Pontos
Chios	An important island in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Ionia. Coinage began to be produced here in the middle of the sixth century B.C. It is also the name of the most important city on the island. It had a fine harbor and was the islands cultural center.
Cornucopia	The horn, of the goat which suckled the infant Zeus, was shown overflowing with ears of corn and fruit, to express the idea of prosperity.
Dardanos	An Aiolian colony in Troas located on the Hellespont.
Dionysos	A son of Zeus, by Semele, a princess of Thebes.  As an infant, given to Hermes to protect him from the jealous Hera.
Dioskourian	A city founded by the Milesians in the north of Kolchis.
Elaia	A coastal town in Aioles, south - west of Perganon
Elaiussa-Sebaste	Elaiussa is a coastal city in Cilicia.
Ephesos	A city in Ionia which is situated on the edge of the Mediterranean. After being founded by Ionians under Androklos, it became a place of great importance during Classical and Hellenistic times.
Etenna	Believed to be a city in the country Pisidia, which is located in Asia Minor near the Mediterranean Sea.
Eumeneia	A city in Phrygia named after the Pergamene King Eumenes II.  It was located next to the river Glaukos.
Galatia, Kingdom of	A kingdom in Galatia (which is sandwiched between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean) which lasted four decades (64 B.C. - 25 B.C.) after which time it became a Roman providence.
Gambrion	A city in Mysia which borders the Propontis (which connects into the Black Sea), as well as Troas and Bithynia, Phrygia, Lydia and Aiolis.
Gargara	A city in Troas located on the Gulf of Adramytteion between Antandros and Assos.  This place was famed for its fertile soil.
Gaziura	A city of Pontos located on the river Isis, between Komana and Amaseia
Gergis	This town is located within Troas. Though the exact location is not certain it is believed to be sited on the heights of  Bali-Dagh, south of Ilion by a few miles.
Gorgippia	A city in Bosporos, located south-east of Phanagoreia
Gorgon	Three female creatures usually represented with some fearful attribute such as serpentine hair, boars tusks and staring eyes.  The most famous of the gorgons is Medusa.
Griffin	A creature with a lion's body and the head and wings of an eagle
Halikarnassos	A coastal city in Caria of very early settlement by the Greeks. It was the birthplace of Herodotos, and from 367 B.C. on it was enlarged and beautified by Maussollos, Satrap of Caria and his successors. In 334 B.C. Alexander besieged and captured it and after that it lost much of its importance.
Helios	Personification of the sun.  Often identified with Apollo.
Herakleia ad Latmon	A city in the country of Caria, at the foot of Mt. Latmos, in the Latmic gulf. Coinage only began to be produced here during the Hellenistic times.
Herakleia Pontika	An important city in Bithynia, on the coast of the Black Sea, founded in the mid-sixth century B.C. by Megara and Tanagra colonists.
Herakles	Son of Zeus by Alcmena.  As an infant he strangled two serpents sent by Hera to kill him.  He did 12 labors for King Eurystheus of Tiryns.
Hermes	A son of Zeus by Maia.  He was the messenger of Zeus;  the guide of the spirits of the departed;  the patron of shepherds; the god of the marketplace.
Hermias	A young boy,  from Iasus in Caria, who formed a friendship with a dolphin, which led to his accidental death.
Hero	1.  A character not of divine origin.  2.  A priestess at Sestus who fell in love with Leander.  Leander swam across the channel every night to see Hero, until he drowned.
Hierapolis	A city in Phrygia ( in Minor Asia) revered as a holy place due to the belief that it contained an entrance to the underworld and because of its hot springs.
Homer	A Greek poet.  Three cities claim to be the birthplace of Homer.
Hoplite	The name given to the regular heavy-armed soldiers in a Greek city.
Iasus	A coastal city in Caria, west of Mylasa.  Iasos was an Argive colony.
Idyma	A coastal city in Caria bordering the Mediterranean Sea, as well as Lycia, Phrygia, Lydia, and Ionia.
Ionia	A country bordering the Mediterranean Sea, as well as Aiolis, Lydia, and Caria.
Isinda	Situated in the southwest of the country Pisidia, which is bordered by Lycia, Phrygia, Lycaonia, Cilicia, and Pamphylia.
Jugate	joined objects or heads
Kabeira	In the valley of the Lykos, in Pontos.  A favorite residence of Mithradates.
Kabeiros	Non-Greek gods, possibly of Phrygian origin, whose cult was connected with the earth and with fertility.
Kalchedon	Founded early in the seventh century B.C. Kalchedon is located on the west coast of the country Bithynia, which borders the Black sea and Propontis. Their coinage and history were closely linked with an important European neighbor.
Kelenderis	An important coastal  city of Cilicia
Kios	On the eastern coastline of the Propontis, located in the country of Bithynia, Kios was an important commercial port. Philip of Macedon destroyed it in 202 B.C., but it was later rebuilt.
Klazomenai	On the coast of Ionia, it borders the Mediterranean Sea. It was also the birthplace of the philosopher Anaxagoras.
Kolchis	The region bordering on the south-eastern coastline of the Black Sea.
Kolophon	An important city located in Ionia which claimed that it was the birthplace of Homer.
Komama	Located in the west of the country of Pisidia.
Komana	A city on the river Isis in ancient Pontos.  There was a famous temple of Artemis in Komana.
Kos	Located in the Mediterranean off the coast of Caria, Kos was an important island where Medical science and a literary center were founded in the fifth century.
Kragos	A mountainous region of western Lycia, between the Xanthos river and the coast.
Kremna	It was a strongly fortified town located in the center of Pisidia.
Kyme	Located in Aiolis this city was by far the most important in the country. Persia, Athens, the Hellenistic Kingdoms, and Rome dominated it for much of its history.
Kyzikos	Is located on the island of Arktonnesos in the Propontis. It occupied a place of great commercial importance. Kyzikenes - their electrum staters - circulated widely in international trade during the fifth and fourth century B.C. During Hellenistic times they retained their prosperity by keeping friendly relations with the Pergamene kings and with Rome later on.
Lampsakos	It is located on the eastern entrance to the Hellespont which empties into the Propontis. Over time it rose to be a city of great importance because of its possition. During the sixth and fifth centuries it was under Persian and Athenian control.
Laodikeia	A city in Pontos, on a road between Amisos and Amaseia.
Lebedos	A town of early foundation on the mid-west coast of Ionia.
Lesbos	South of Troas, and west off the coast of Mysia, Lesbos is the largest island off the coast of western Asia Minor in the Mediterranean Sea. It was a great cultural center with a mild climate and fertile soil.
Lycia	A country on the border of the Mediterranean Sea. A varied coinage of fractions under Persian suzerainty and silver staters were produced because of the various Lycian dynasts during the fifth and fourth centuries and the invasion in 360 B.C. by Maussollos.
Lyre	A stringed instrument.
Mallos	An important city of eastern Cilicia.  Mallos was founded at the time of the Trojan War.
Megiste	A small island in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lycia.
Methymna	The second city founded on the island of Lesbos, Methymna is located on the north coast. It was also the birthplace of the poet and  musician Arion.
Metropolis	An inland town within the country of Ionia, which borders on the Mediterranean Sea.
Miletos	A mother-city to many famous colonies this city on the southern coast of Ionia was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian confederacy, and a city of great antiquity.
Mithras	An Iranian god who promised benefits after death
Mopsos	A city in Cilicia on the river Pyramos
Mylasa	This city on the west side of Caria was the principal non-Greek city in the country, and during 395-377 B.C. it was its capital.
Myndos	A south west coastal town in the country of Caria. Originally founded from Troizen, it was a Dorian colony.
Myrina	A mid-west coastal city in Aiolis which appears to have been a place of some importance during Hellenistic times.
Mysia	A country in west Asia Minor located between the borders of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Mytilene	The chief city of the island of Lesbos, located on the south-east coast. The mint of the 5th and 4th centuries for the important electrum coinage of Lesbos was located here.
Nagidos	A south-western coastal town of importance in the country of Cilicia bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
Nikaia	An ancient city in Bithynia, renamed by Lysimachos in honor  of his wife.
Nike	Personification of victory, often appearing as a winged female figure.
Pamphylia	A small country sandwiched between Lycia and Cilicia bordering the Mediterranean Sea it contained an important port and naval base. interestingly enough, although it was of Greek origin the people there preferred Persian rule and even resisted Alexander the Greats as he marched through Asia Minor.
Paphlagonia	A country bordering on the Black Sea.
Pegasus	A winged horse born from the blood of Medusa
Pergamon	A city in Mysia located in the Kaikos Valley.  It was a city of no great importance until the time of Alexander the Great.  By the late Hellenistic period it was one of the great cultural centers of the world.
Persephone	A daughter of Zeus and Demeter.  She was seized and carried into the underworld by Hades.  She was allowed to visit earth once per year.
Phanagoreia	The chief city of Bosporos.  Founded by a colony of Teians under Phanagoras.
Pharnakia	A strongly fortified coastal town in Pontos.  Founded by the grandfather of Mithradates the Great.
Phaselis	On the inhospitable east coast of Lycia, it became a great commercial centre due to its fine harbors. The abundance of the silver coinage found showed a prosperity during the early Hellenistic times unlike the inactivity of the rest of the Lycian mints at that time.
Philomelion	A city of eastern Phrygia, on the river Gallos, near the Pisisian border.
Phrygia	A country in the mid-west of the land between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, occupied by a people of  Mysian origin.
Phygela	A small town on the south-west coast of Ionia.
Pilos	A rounded or nearly conical felt cap
Pisidia	A country bordered by Lycia, Pamphylia, and Cilicia which border the Mediterranean Sea.
Pontos	A country in ancient Asia Minor.
Poseidon	The brother of Zeus and Hades.  Rule of the sea.
Prusias II
Pyramus	A river in Cilicia.  Also, a river god.
Rhodos	Rhodos was a large and important Carian Island.  The main city on the island was given the same name.  It became one of the principal trading centers of the ancient world.  After the Romans declared Delos a free port, Rhodos sank into obscurity.  Rhodos was the location of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Colossus of Rhodos.
Skepsis	A city in Troas on the Skamander.  Abandoned at the end of the fourth century when they were removed to Alexandreia.  Lysimachos allowed them to return.
Seleukeia AD Calycadnum	A city of great importance in Cilicia.  It was founded by Seleukos I on the river Kalykadnos.  It rivaled Tarsus in importance.
Selge	The principal city of Pisidia, Selge was situated on the Eurymedon river about 25 miles north of Aspendos.
Sibyl Herophile	A priestess endowed with prophetic powers.  Several cities claimed to be her home.
Sigeion
The Sindi	A Scythian tribe occupying territory bordoring on the east coast of the Black Sea.
Sinope	A colony of Miletos founded in the 7th century.B.C. in Paphlagonia.  Sinope became the most important city on the southern coastline of the Black Sea.
Smyrna	Smyrna was an important city originally founded around 1000 B.C. on the coast of the Aegean Sea in the ancient city of Ionia (modern day Turkey).  It was destroyed twice, by the Lydians around 580 B.C. and by earthquake in 178 A.D.  Smyrna was visited by the Apostle Paul on his missionary journey and was one of the 7 churches of Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation 2.  Smyrna was one of 3 cities claiming to be the birthplace of the Poet Homer.
Sphinx	Winged monster with the body of a lioness and the head of a woman
Stephanos	A head-dress more substantial than a wreath
Stratonikeia
Sydra
Tarsus	Tarsus was the first city in Cilicia and the capitol of the native rulers to 400 B.C.  Until the arrival of Alexander the Great, it was the chief mint of the Satraps.  During the 1st century A.D. it was the capitol of the Roman province of Cilicia.
Taulara	A city of Pontos
Temnos	A city in Aiolis next to the river Hermos.
Tenedos	An island and town off the coast of Troas.
Teos	A coastal city in Ionia north-west of Ephesus.  Teos was abandoned circa 544 B.C. when Persians became masters of Ionia.  They went to Thrace and founded Abdera.  Eventually they returned.
Termessos Major	An important city of south-western Pisidia, high up in the Tauros mountains.
Thyateira	A Lydian city situated on the upper Lykos.
Thymbra	A small town in Troas.
Tion	A Milesian colony on the Black Sea Coast in Bithynia
Tlos	An important city of Western Lycia.
Trapezus	A colony of Sinope on the eastern coast of Pontos.
Troas	A country on the western coast of Asia Minor.
Tyche	A daughter of Zeus, commonly pictured as a city goddess.
Zeleia	A city in Mysia on the river Aisepos.  Zeleia was the headquarters of the Persian army at the time Alexander the Great invaded Asia Minor.
Zeus	The Greek god of the day and sky and ruler of the other greek gods.