| − | The '''Ionian Gulf''' or '''Ionian Bay''' (Greek: τῷ ’Ιονίῳ κόλπῳ) is a term used in [[Arrian]]'s first book and can contextually only possibly refer to the coast line from the mouth of the river Ister ([[Danube|Danube River]]) and engulfing the sea and coastlines southeast on the [[Black Sea]] as facing Ionia, namely [[Athens]] (being ethnically unique in Greece at the time), the [[Aegean]] islands and the eastern coasts of modern day [[Turkey]]. | + | The '''Ionian Gulf''' or '''Ionian Bay''' (Greek: τῷ ’Ιονίῳ κόλπῳ) is a term used in [[Arrian]]'s first book and can contextually only possibly refer to the coast line from the mouth of the river Ister (’Ιστροσ / [[Danube]]) and engulfing the sea and coastlines southeast on the [[Black Sea]] as facing the lands of the [[Ionia|Ionians]], namely [[Athens]] (being ethnically unique in Greece at the time), the [[Aegean]] islands and the eastern coasts of modern day [[Turkey]]. |