List of ancient Greek cities
Ancient name Location Modern name Also known as
Lamia central Greece Zetounion ( Ζητούνιον ) , Zitouni ( Ζητούνι ) , Zirtounion , Zitonion , Girton , El Cito
Lampsacus Troad , Turkey Lapseki Lampsakos ( Λάμψακος ) , Pityusa , Pityussa , Pituousa ( Πιτυουσα ) , Pituoussa ( Πιτυουσσα )
Laodicea in Syria Syrian coast Latakia Laodicea ad Mare , Latakiyah , Al-Ladhiqiyah , Laodikeia , Laodiceia , Lazkiye , Laodicea ad Mare
Laodicea on the Lycus Lydia , Turkey destroyed Diospolis , Rhoas , Claudiolaodicea , Laodicea ad Lycum , Laodiceia , Laodikeia
Laodicea in Media western Iran Nahavand Laodicea in Persis , Antiochia Nahavand , Nahāvand ( نهاوند ) , Nahavend , Nahawand , Nehavand , Nihavand , Nehavend , Mah-Nahavand , Laodicea ( Λαοδικεια ) , Ladhiqiyya , Laodiceia , Laodikeia , Laodicea in Media , Antiochia in Persis , Antiochia of Chosroes ( Αντιόχεια του Χοσρόη ) , Antiochia in Media ( Αντιόχεια της Μηδίας ) , Nemavand , Niphaunda
Laodicea Combusta Lycaonia , Turkey abandoned Laodicea Catacecaumene , Laodiceia , Laodikeia , Laodikeia Katakekaumenê , Claudiolaodicea
Laodicea ad Libanum Coele-Syria abandoned Laodiceia , Laodikeia , Cabrosa , Scabrosa , Cabiosa Laodiceia
Laodicea Arcadia , Greece Laodiceia , Laodikeia
Laodicea Pontica Pontus , north-eastern Turkey Laodiceia and Laodikeia
Laodicea Mesopotamia , Iraq lost Laodikeia , Laodiceia
Laodicea in Phoenicia Lebanon Beirut Laodicea in Canaan , Berytus
Lapithos Cyprus Lapta
Larissa Thessaly , Greece Yenişehr-i Fenar , Lárisa
Larissa Troad , Turkey abandoned
Lato Crete , Greece
Laüs Lucania , southern Italy abandoned Laus , Laos ( Λᾶος )
Lebena Crete , Greece
Lefkada island in the Ionian Sea
Lekhaion Corinthia , Greece
Leibethra Macedonia , Greece
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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.