Klazomenai or Clazomenae was one of the 12 ancient anatolian ionic
cities. It is located at the south coast of symrna gulf Ionia and a member of the Ionian League. It was one of the first cities to issue silver coinage. Its ruins are now located in the modern town Urla near İzmir in İzmir Province, Turkey.
Coin from Klazomenai depicting a winged boar, 499 BC
Coinage of Klazomenai, Ionia, circa 386-301 BC
Coinage of Achaemenid satrap Tiribazos, 388-380 BC. Klazomenai mint.
Large terracotta sarcophagus with painted scenes from Klazomenai in the British Museum (510-480 BC)
Erythrae or Erythrai later Litri, was one of the twelve Ionian cities of Asia Minor, situated 22 km north-east of the port of Cyssus, on a small peninsula stretching into the Bay of Erythrae, at an equal distance from the mountains Mimas and Corycus, and directly opposite the island of Chios. It is recorded that excellent wine was produced in the peninsula. Erythrae was notable for being the seat of the Erythraean Sibyl. The ruins of the city are found north of the town Ildırı in the Çeşme district of İzmir Province, Turkey.
Ruins of the theatre at Erythrae
The bay at Ildırı in Çeşme district, formerly the bay of Erythrae
