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| − | The '''Ionian Gulf''' is a term used in [[Arrian]]'s first book | + | 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]]. |
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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 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.