پریه‌نه

Priene (; ) was an ancient Greek city of Ionia (and member of the Ionian League) located at the base of an escarpment of Mycale, about north of what was then the course of the Maeander River (now called the Büyük Menderes or "Big Maeander"). It was from ancient Anthea, from ancient Aneon and from ancient Miletus. The city was built on the sea coast, overlooking the former Latmian Gulf of the Aegean. It was developed on steep slopes and terraces extending from sea level to a height of above sea level at the top of the escarpment. Because of siltation from the river filling the bay over several

Key facts

Ancient site.name: Priene
Ancient site.native_name: Πριήνη Prien
Ancient site.alternate_name: Sampson
Ancient site.image: Temple of Athena at Priene.jpg
Ancient site.caption: The Temple of Athena, funded by Alexander the Great, at the foot of an escarpment of Mycale. The five columns were erected in 1965–66 from rubble and are shorter of the calculated original column height.
Ancient site.map_type: Turkey
Ancient site.map_size: 270
Ancient site.location: Güllübahçe, Söke, Aydın Province, Turkey
Ancient site.region: Ionia
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.builder: Theban colonists
Ancient site.built: Approximately 1000 BCE
Ancient site.occupants: Bias, Pythius