List of ancient Greek cities
Ancient name Location Modern name Also known as
Ialysos Rhodes
Iasus Caria , south-west Turkey abandoned Iassus ( Iασoς , Iασσoς ) , Askem , Asýn Kalessi
Idalium Cyprus Dali Idalion ( Ιδάλιον )
Imbros Greek island in northern Aegean Sea Gökçeada İmroz , Imvros ( Ίμβρος )
Iolcus Thessaly , eastern Greece Iolkos ( Ιωλκός )
Itanos North-eastern Crete Erimopolis
Ithaca island in the Ionian Sea Ithaka , Ithaki , ( Ιθάκη )
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This is a small list of ancient Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece proper. Note that there were a great many Greek cities in the ancient world. In this list, a city is defined as a single population center. These were often referred to as poleis in the ancient world, although the list is not limited to proper poleis. Also excluded from the list are larger units, such as kingdoms or empires. A city is defined as ancient Greek if at any time its population or the dominant stratum within it spoke Greek. Many were soon assimilated to some other language. By analogy some cities are included that never spoke Greek and were not Hellenic per se but contributed to Hellenic culture later found in the region.