Teos

Teos
Τέως (in Ancient Greek)
Ruins of the theatre in Teos
Teos is located on the western coast of Turkey.
Teos is located on the western coast of Turkey.
Shown within Turkey
Alternative nameTeo
LocationSığacık, Izmir Province, Turkey
RegionIonia
Coordinates38°10′38″N 26°47′06″E / 38.17722°N 26.78500°E / 38.17722; 26.78500
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsArchaic Greek to Roman Imperial
CulturesGreek, Roman
Associated withAndron, Anacreon, Antimachus, Apellicon, Hecataeus of Abdera, Nausiphanes, Protagoras, Scythinus
Site notes
ConditionRuined

Teos (Ancient Greek: Τέως) or Teo was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, on a peninsula between Chytrium and Myonnesus. It was founded by Minyans from Orchomenus, Ionians and Boeotians, but the date of its foundation is unknown. Teos was one of the twelve cities which formed the Ionian League. The city was situated on a low hilly isthmus. Its ruins are located to the south of the modern town of Sığacık in the Seferihisar district of Izmir Province, Turkey.