Miletus

ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey
Organization polis Q169460
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Miletus

Summary

Miletus is a polis[1]. Miletus ranks in the top 3% of polis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (646 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Miletus was a member of Delian League[3].
  • Miletus is located in Balat[4].
  • Miletus is located in Ionia[5].
  • Miletus is located in Aydın Province[6].
  • Miletus is located in Didim[7].
  • Miletus is in the country of Turkey[8].
  • Miletus is in the country of Roman Empire[9].
  • Miletus's image is recorded as The Theater of Miletus.jpg[10].
  • Miletus's instance of is recorded as polis[11].
  • Miletus's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[12].
  • Miletus's bathymetry image is recorded as Aegean Sea map bathymetry-fr.jpg[13].
  • Miletus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 238987137[14].
  • Miletus's GND ID is recorded as 4039299-5[15].
  • Miletus's part of is recorded as Ancient Greece[16].
  • Miletus's Commons category is recorded as Miletus[17].
  • -1100-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Miletus[18].
  • Miletus was dissolved in +1500-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Miletus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.531111, 'lon': 27.275556}[20].
  • Miletus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jb__[21].
  • Miletus's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1153009[22].
  • Miletus's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Aegean Region[23].
  • Miletus's significant event is recorded as Siege of Miletus[24].
  • Miletus's official website is recorded as http://www.muze.gov.tr/miletus-en[25].
  • Miletus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Miletus[26].
  • Miletus's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 821c207a-6f49-40a0-810a-e0ec9ac1d55f[27].

Body

Founding

-1100-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Miletus[18].

Identity

Miletus's part of is recorded as Ancient Greece[16].

Dissolution

Miletus was dissolved in +1500-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Miletus include Market Gate of Miletus[28], a portal[29], in Germany[30], founded in 0220[31] and Milesian school[32], a school of thought[33].

Why It Matters

Miletus ranks in the top 3% of polis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (646 views/month).[2] Miletus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Miletus is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Miletus include Market Gate of Miletus[28], a portal[29], in Germany[30], founded in 0220[31] and Milesian school[32], a school of thought[33].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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