List of ancient Greek cities

This is a small list of ancient Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece proper. Note that there were a great many Greek cities in the ancient world. In this list, a city is defined as a single population center. These were often referred to as poleis in the ancient world, although the list is not limited to "proper" poleis. Also excluded from the list are larger units, such as kingdoms or empires.

A

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Abdera	Thrace (near Xanthi), Greece	Avdira
Abila	13 km north-northeast of Irbid, Jordan	abandoned	Abila Dekapoleos, Abila (Greek: Ἄβιλα), Seleucia (Greek: Σελεύκεια), Seleuceia, Seleukeia, Seleukheia
Abila Lysaniou	Coele-Syria	abandoned	Abila Lysaniae, Abila
Abydos	Hellespont	abandoned
Acanthus	Egypt	Dashour	Akanthos (Greek: Ἄκανθος)
Acanthus	Athos	Ierissos	Erisso
Acharnae	near Acharnes and Ano Liosia, about 10 km north of Athens
Actium	mouth of the Ambracian Gulf	Punta, abandoned
Aegae	northern Greece, close to modern Vergina	abandoned	Aigai
Aegina	island in the Saronic Gulf, 17 miles (27 km) from Athens
Aegium	Achaea, Greece	Aigio (Αίγιο)	Egio, Egion
Aenus	Turkish Thrace	Enez	Poltyobria, Poltymbria
Agrinion	Aetolia-Acarnania, 3 km south-west of modern Agrinio	abandoned	Agrinium
Aigosthena	Attica	abandoned	Egosthena
Akragas	Sicily	Agrigento	Agrigentum, Kerkent, Girgenti
Akrai	Sicily	Palazzolo Acreide	Acrae
Akrillai	Hyblaean Mountains, south-eastern Sicily	Chiaramonte Gulfi	Acrillae, Gulfi
Akroinon	western Turkey	Afyonkarahisar	Hapanuwa, Nicopolis, Kara Hissar, Afyon, Karahisar-i Sahip, Afium-Kara-hissar, Afyon Karahisar
Akrotiri	Thera/Santorini, Greece
Alalia	Corsica	Aléria	Aleria, Alaliē (Ἀλαλίη)
Alexándreia (Ἀλεξάνδρεια)	northern Egypt	Alexandria	al-Iskandariyya, Rakotə, Eskendereyya (اسكندريه)
Alexandretta	southern Turkey	İskenderun	al-'İskandarūn (الإسكندرون)
Alexandria in Arachosia	southern Afghanistan	Qandahar
Alexandria in Ariana	western Afghanistan	Herat
Alexandria Asiana	Iran
Alexandria Bucephalous	near Jhelum, Pakistan	abandoned
Alexandria of the Caucasus	near modern Bagram, Afghanistan		Kapisa
Alexandria Eschate	Fergana Valley	Khujand	Alexandria the Furthest, Khüjand, Khodzhent, Khudchand, Chodjend, Ispisar, Leninabad, Leninobod
Alexandria on the Indus	at the confluence of the Indus and Chenab rivers, Pakistan, 13 km from modern Uch	abandoned	Uch, Uch Sharif, Alexandria at the Head of the Punjab
Alexandria on the Oxus	near Kunduz, northern Afghanistan	abandoned	Ai-Khanoum, Ay Khanum, possibly Eucratidia
Alexandria Troas	Troad region of Turkey		Alexandria of the Troad, Sigia, Antigonia Troas,
Alinda	near Karpuzlu, Turkey	abandoned	possibly Alexandria by the Latmos
Amarynthos	Euboea, Greece
Amaseia	Yeşilırmak River, northern Turkey	Amasya	Amáseia (Αμάσεια)
Ambracia	Epirus
Amida	banks of the River Tigris, south-eastern Turkey	Diyarbakır	Diyâr-ı Bekr, Amed, Āmîḏ (ܐܡܝܕ)
Amisos	Black Sea coast, Turkey	Samsun	Amisus, Eis Amison, Samsunta, Samsus, Samson, Samsounta
Amnisos	Crete, Greece	Amphicleia	Phocis, Greece
Amphigeneia	Peloponnese, southern Greece	abandoned
Amphipolis	Thrace, northern Greece	Amfipoli
Amphissa	Phocis, Greece	Amfissa	Salona
Ankon (Ἀγκών)	Adriatic coast of central Italy	Ancona
Antigona
Antipatrea	southern Albania	Berat	Beligrad
Antioch on the Maeander	south western Turkey, near Kuyucak	abandoned	Antiochia on the Maeander, Antiochia ad Mæandrum, Pythopolis
Antioch, Mygdonia	south eastern Turkey	Nusaybin	Soba, Nisibis
Antioch on the Orontes	eastern side of the Orontes River, near modern Antakya, Turkey		Antiochia ad Orontem, Great Antioch, Syrian Antioch
Antioch, Pisidia	1 km northeast of Yalvaç, Isparta Province, Turkey		Antiochia in Pisidia, Pisidian Antioch (Greek: Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Πισιδίας), Antiochia Caesareia, Antiochia Caesaria, Antiochia in Phrygia
Antiochia ad Taurum	near Gaziantep, Turkey	abandoned	Antiochia in the Taurus
Andros	Cyclades, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) south east of Euboea
Apamea	on the Orontes River, about 55 km northwest of Hama, Syria	abandoned	Apameia (Απάμεια), Afamia (أفاميا or آفاميا)
Apamea	near the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates, in Iraq	abandoned	Apameia (Απάμεια)
Apamea	Sittacene, Iraq, surrounded by the Tigris	abandoned	Apameia (Απάμεια)
Apamea	near Nahavand, Iran	abandoned	Apameia (Απάμεια)
Apamea Myrlea	on the Sea of Marmara, south of Mudanya, Turkey	abandoned	Apamea Myrleon, Apameia Myrleanos, Brylleion, Myrlea (Μύρλεια), Murleia, Myrleia, Colonia Iulia Concordia, Apamena.
Apamea	lake formed by the Birecik Dam, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey	abandoned	Apameia (Απάμεια)
Apamea	Phrygia, Turkey	Dinar	Apameia (Απάμεια), Kibotos (κιβωτός), hê Kibôtos, Cibotus
Apamea Ragiana	Media, Iran	abandoned	Apamea Rhagiana, Apamea Raphiana, Apameia Rhagiane, Arsace, Khuvar, Choara
Aphidnae	Attica, Greece, about 28 km north of Athens	Afidnes (Αφιδνές, Αφίδναι)	Afidnai
Apollonia	Fier region, Albania		Apolonia
Apollonia	Epirus, north western Greece	abandoned
Apollonia	Mygdonia, northern Greece	abandoned
Apollonia	Pirgos Apollonias, northern Greece, opposite Thasos	abandoned
Apollonia	Chalcidice, northern Greece	abandoned
Apollonia	Aetolia, north western Greece	abandoned
Apollonia	Acte peninsular, northern Greece	abandoned
Apollonia	north coast of Crete, near Cnossus	abandoned
Apollonia	south coast of Crete	abandoned
Apollonia	Sicily	possibly Pollina
Apollonia	Cyrenaica, Libya	abandoned
Apollonia	Mysia, western Turkey	abandoned
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum	Mysia, western Turkey	abandoned
Apollonia Pontica	Black Sea coast of Bulgaria	Sozopol	Antheia, Apollonia, Apollonia Magna
Argos	Peloponnese, Greece
Arsuf	15 km north of Tel Aviv, Israel	abandoned	Arsur, Apollonia
Artanes	on the Danube, north west Bulgaria	Lom	Almus, Lom Palanka
Artemita	Babylonia, in the district of Apolloniatis (modern Iraq)	abandoned	Ἀρτεμίτα
Argyroupoli	northern Turkey	Gümüşhane
Asine	Argolis, Greece	destroyed
Asine	Messenia, Greece
Asine	Laconia, southern Greece	Skoutari
Asine	Cyprus	Asinou (Ασίνου)
Asklepios	northern Turkey	Iskilip	Iskila, Aesculapius, Andrapa, Andrapolis, Blocium, Bloacium, Neoclaudiopolis, Neopolis, İmad, Iskelib, İskelib, Direklibel
Aspendos	Antalya, southern Turkey	abandoned
Assus	Çanakkale, Turkey	Behramkale	Assos
Astacus	western Turkey	İzmit	Nicomedea, Olbia
Athens	Attica, Greece		Athena (Αθήνα)
Aytos	eastern Bulgaria	Aitos	Aetos, Ajtos, Astos, Idos, Akvilia

B

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Baris	south western Turkey	Isparta
Bhrytos	Lebanon	Beirut
Borysthenes	Ukrainian Black Sea coast	Berezan Island	Berezan'
Berge	Serres, Greece	Berge	Bergi
Boura	Achaea, Greece
Bouthroton (Βουθρωτόν)	southern Albania	abandoned	Butrint, Bouthrotios (Βουθρώτιος), Buthrotum
Brauron	Attica, Greece	abandoned	Vravrona, Vravronas
Byblos	Lebanon	Byblos	Byblos, Gubla, Gebal, Jbeil
Byllis	near Vlorë, Albania	abandoned
Byzantium	Bosphorus Strait, western Turkey	Istanbul	Constantinople, Byzantion
Bythinion	western Turkey	Bolu	Vithinion (Βιθύνιον), Bithynium, Claudiopolis

C

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Cebrene	Troad region of Turkey		Kebrene, Kevrin, Alexandria (Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια), Antiochia in Troad (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Τρωάδας)
Chalcedon	opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari (modern Üsküdar)	Kadıköy	Chalkedon, Calchedon (Καλχήδων)
Calydon	Aetolia, Greece
Carystus	near modern Karystos, Euboea, Greece
Chamaizi	Crete, Greece	[Chamaizi is later Turkish name; ancient name unknown]	[Hill is known locally as Souvloto Mouri, ancient Minoan site but possibly not a city]
Chalcis	Euboea, Greece		Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis, Chalkis
Chersonesos	near Sevastopol, Crimea		Korsun, Khersones, Chersonese, Chersonesos, Cherson
Chios	in the island with the same name, Greece
Chytri	Cyprus	Kythrea	Chytroi (Χύτροι)
Clazomenae	near İzmir, in Turkey	Kilizman	Clazomenae (Κλαζομεναί)
Cnidus	situated on Datça peninsula, southwestern Turkey	Tekir	Knidos (Κνίδος)
Colosse	Phrygia, Asia Minor (modern Turkey)	abandoned	Κολλοσσαί, Colossae, Chonae, Kona
Corcyra	Corfu island, Greece	Corfu	Κέρκυρα, Κόρκυρα, Corcyra, Corfu, Corfù, Kérkyra
Corcyra Melaena	Korčula island, Dalmatia (part of modern Croatia)	Korčula	Κόρκυρα Μέλαινα, Kórkyra Mélaina, Corcyra Nigra
Corcyra (Mesopotamia)	Kirkuk Gοvernorate, Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)	Kirkuk	Kórkura, Kirkoúk
Corinth (Κόρινθος)	Isthmus of Corinth, Greece		Korinth, Acrocorinth, Korinthos, Ephyra
Croton	Calabria, southern Italy	Crotone	Crotona, Cotrone
Cumae (Κύμη)	northwest of Naples	abandoned	Cuma (Κύμη or Κύμαι)
Cyme	Aeolis, Turkey	Namurt	Kymi, Phriconis
Cyrene	near Shahhat, Cyrenaica, Libya	abandoned
Cythera	Ionian Islands, Greece

D

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Decelea (Δεκέλεια)	Attica, Greece		Dekeleia, Dekelia, Deceleia, Decelia, Tatoi
Delos	Cyclades, Greece		Dhilos (Δήλος)
Delphi	Mount Parnassus, Greece
Demetrias	Magnesia, eastern Greece		Dimitrias
Dimale	Illyria, Albania		Dymale
Didyma	western Turkey	Didim
Dion	Mount Olympus, Pieria, northern Greece	Dio (Δίο)
Dioscurias	Black Sea coast of Abkhazia, Georgia	Sukhumi
Dodona	Epirus, Greece	abandoned	Dòdònè (Δωδώνη)
Dorylaion	near Eskişehir, Turkey	abandoned	Dorylaeum
Dyme	Achaea, Greece	abandoned

E

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Edessa	Pella, northern Greece		Voden, Vodine, Vodina, Vudena, Vodena
Edessa	Mesopotamia, southern Turkey	Şanlıurfa	Orrha, Orrhoa, Orhāy, Ourhoï, Urha, Ourha, Er Roha, Ar-Ruha, Orfa, Urfa, Ourfa, Sanli Urfa
Elateia	Phocis, Greece
Eleusis	Attica, Greece
Eleutherna	25 km southeast of Rethymno, Crete		Apollonia (Ἀπολλωνία)
Emporion	Catalonia, Spain	Empúries	Palaiapolis, Neapolis
Ephesus	Ionia, western Turkey	Efes
Ephyra	Thesprotia, Greece		Kichyros - Κίχυρος
Epidamnos	coastal Albania	Durres	Epidamnos (Επίδαμνος), Dyrhacchion (Δυρράχιον), Dyrrachium, Drach, Drač (Драч), Dıraç. Durazzo
Epidauros	Argolis, Greece		Epidavros
Eresos	Lesbos, Greece	Skala Eresou
Eretria	Euboea, Greece
Erythrae	Ionia, western Turkey		Erythrai (Ἐρυθραί), Litri
Eubea	Sicily	Licodia Eubea

G

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Gangra	Çankırı, Turkey	Çankırı	Germanicopolis (Γερμανικόπολις), Germanopolis (Γερμανόπολις), Changra, Kandari, Kanghari
Gaza	Palestinian Territories	Gaza
Gela	southern Sicily, Italy	Gela	Terranova di Sicilia
Golgi	Cyprus	abandoned	Golgoi (Γόλγοι)
Gonnos	Larissa regional unit, Greece	Gonnoi	Gonni (Γόννοι), Gonnus
Gorgippia	Black Sea coast of Krasnodar Krai, Russia	Anapa (Ана́па)	Sinda
Gournia	Crete, Greece
Gortyn	Crete	destroyed	Gortyna (Γόρτυνα, Γόρτυς, or Γόρτυν)
Gythium	Laconia, Greece	Gytheio	Gýtheion (Γύθειον), Gythio, Githio, Yithion

H

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Hagios Onouphrios	Crete, Greece
Hagia Triada	Crete, Greece	Ayias Triadha
Halicarnassus	Caria, Turkey	Bodrum	Halikarnassós, Alikarnassós (Ἁλικαρνασσός), Halikarnas, Petronium (Πετρώνιον)
Helike	Achaea, Greece	submerged
Heliopolis	Lebanon	Baalbek	Heliopolis, Baalbek, Ἡλιούπολις
Hellespontos	Turkey	Dardanelles
Helorus	south-east coast of Sicily	abandoned	Heloros, Helorum, Elorus, Ἔλωρος, Ἕλωρος, Eloro
Hēmeroskopeion	Province of Alicante, Spain	Dénia	Ἡμεροσκοπεῖον, Dianium
Heraclea Perinthus	western Turkey	Marmara Ereğli	Heraclea Thraciae, Heraclea (Ἡράκλεια), Heraclea
Heraclea	Lucania, Italy	abandoned	Anglona
Heraclea by Latmus	near Lake Bafa, Muğla Province, Turkey	Kapıkırı	Latmus, Λάτμος
Heraclea Cybistra	near Ereğli, Turkey	abandoned
Heraclea Lyncestis	south-western Republic of Macedonia	Bitola	Herakleia Lynkestis
Heraclea Minoa	near Montallegro, south coast of Sicily	abandoned	Hêrakleia Minôia, Rhachlôtês, Heracliensis
Heraclea Pontica	Bithynia, Turkey	Karadeniz Ereğli
Heraclea Sintica	Pirin Macedonia, Bulgaria	abandoned
Heraclea Trachis	Euboea, Greece	Heraclea	Trachis, Heraclea Trachinia
Hermione	Peloponnese, Greece	Ermioni (Ερμιόνη)
Hermonassa	Taman peninsula, Krasnodar Krai, Russia	Tmutarakan (Тмутаракань)
Hierapetra	Southern Crete, Greece
Hierapolis	Pamukkale, western Turkey	abandoned	Hierapolis (Ἱεράπολις)
Himera	northern coast of Sicily	abandoned, site subsequently re-settled	Thermae, Therma, Thermae Himerenses
Histria	Black Sea coast of Romania	abandoned	Istros (Ιστριη)
Hybla Gereatis	southern slope of Mount Etna, Sicily	abandoned
Hybla Heraea	Hyblaean Mountains, south-eastern Sicily	Ragusa	Hibla, Heresium, Rogos, Rakkusa
Hyele	Campania, Italy	Velia	Elea

I

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Ialysos	Rhodes
Iasus	Caria, south-west Turkey	abandoned	Iassus (Iασoς, Iασσoς), Askem, Asýn Kalessi
Idalium	Cyprus	Dali	Idalion (Ιδάλιον)
Imbros	Greek island in northern Aegean Sea	Gökçeada	İmroz, Imvros (Ίμβρος)
Iolcus	Thessaly, eastern Greece		Iolkos (Ιωλκός)
Itanos	North-eastern Crete	Erimopolis
Ithaca	island in the Ionian Sea	Ithaka, Ithaki, (Ιθάκη)

J

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Juktas	Crete, Greece

K

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Kallipolis	Caria, south-western Turkey
Kallipolis	Hellespont, north-western Turkey	Gelibolu	Gallipoli
Kallipolis	Apulia, southern Italy	Gallipoli	Callipolis
Kamares	Crete, Greece
Kameiros	Rhodes, Greece
Kannia	Crete, Greece
Kamarina	south-eastern coast of Sicily	abandoned	Camarina, Kamerina
Kasmenai	Hyblaean Mountains, south-eastern Sicily	abandoned	Casmene, Kasmene
Katane	east coast of Sicily	Catania	Katánē (Κατάνη), Catăna, Catĭna, Balad-al-Fil, Medinat-al-Fil, Wadi Musa, Qataniyah
Kerkinitida	Crimea, Ukraine	Yevpatoria	Eupatoria (Євпаторія, Евпатория), Kezlev, Kerkinitis, Gözleve
Kepoi	Taman Peninsula, Krasnodar Krai, Russia	abandoned, submerged	Cepoi (Κήποι, Кепы)
Kimmerikon	Kerch Peninsula, Crimea	abandoned	Cimmericum Crimea
Kios	Sea of Marmara, Bithynia, north-western Turkey	abandoned	Cius-Kios (Kίος, Kείος), Keios, Prusa, Prusias, Prusias ad Mare
Knidos	Caria
Knossos	Crete	abandoned	Knossus, Cnossus (Κνωσός)
Kos	island of the Dodecanese, off Bodrum		Cos (Κως), İstanköy, Coo, Stanchio
Kourion	Cyprus		Curium, Curias (Κούριον)
Kydonia	Crete, Greece	Chania	Cydonia
Kyrenia	Cyprus		Girne

L

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Lamia	central Greece		Zetounion (Ζητούνιον), Zitouni (Ζητούνι), Zirtounion, Zitonion, Girton, El Cito
Lampsacus	Troad, Turkey	Lapseki	Lampsakos (Λάμψακος), Pityusa, Pityussa, Pituousa (Πιτυουσα), Pituoussa (Πιτυουσσα)
Laodicea in Syria	Syrian coast	Latakia	Laodicea ad Mare, Latakiyah, Al-Ladhiqiyah, Laodikeia, Laodiceia, Lazkiye, Laodicea ad Mare
Laodicea on the Lycus	Lydia, Turkey	destroyed	Diospolis, Rhoas, Claudiolaodicea, Laodicea ad Lycum, Laodiceia, Laodikeia
Laodicea in Media	western Iran	Nahavand	Laodicea in Persis, Antiochia Nahavand, Nahāvand (نهاوند), Nahavend, Nahawand, Nehavand, Nihavand, Nehavend, Mah-Nahavand, Laodicea (Λαοδικεια), Ladhiqiyya, Laodiceia, Laodikeia, Laodicea in Media, Antiochia in Persis, Antiochia of Chosroes (Αντιόχεια του Χοσρόη), Antiochia in Media (Αντιόχεια της Μηδίας), Nemavand, Niphaunda
Laodicea Combusta	Lycaonia, Turkey	abandoned	Laodicea Catacecaumene, Laodiceia, Laodikeia, Laodikeia Katakekaumenê, Claudiolaodicea
Laodicea ad Libanum	Coele-Syria	abandoned	Laodiceia, Laodikeia, Cabrosa, Scabrosa, Cabiosa Laodiceia
Laodicea	Arcadia, Greece		Laodiceia, Laodikeia
Laodicea Pontica	Pontus, north-eastern Turkey		Laodiceia and Laodikeia
Laodicea	Mesopotamia, Iraq	lost	Laodikeia, Laodiceia
Laodicea in Phoenicia	Lebanon	Beirut	Laodicea in Canaan, Berytus
Lapithos	Cyprus		Lapta
Larissa	Thessaly, Greece		Yenişehr-i Fenar, Lárisa
Lato	Crete, Greece
Laüs	Lucania, southern Italy	abandoned	Laus, Laos (Λᾶος)
Lebena	Crete, Greece
Leibethra	Macedonia, Greece
Lefkada	island in the Ionian Sea
Leontini	southeastern Sicily	Lentini	Lintini, Leontinoi, Leontini and Leontium
Lepreum	Elis, Greece	abandoned	Lepreon, Lepreus
Lindus	Rhodes	Lindos
Lissus	northwest Albania	Lezhë	Lezha, Lyssòs (Λυσσος), Alessio, Leş, Lissos
Epizephyrian Locris	Calabria, southern Italy	destroyed	Locri

M

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Magnesia on the Maeander	Ionia, western Turkey, on the Maeander river	abandoned	Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Magnesia ad Sipylum	Lydia, western Turkey	Manisa	Magnesia on the Sipylum
Mallia	Crete, Greece
Mantineia	Arcadia, Greece	abandoned	Mantinea, Antigonia (Αντιγόνεια)
Marathon	Attica, Greece		Marathónas (Μαραθώνας), Marathōn (Μαραθών)
Massalia	southern France	Marseilles	Massilia
Megalopolis	Arcadia, Greece		Sinanou (Σινάνο)
Megara	Attica, Greece
Megara Hyblaea	near Augusta, eastern Sicily	destroyed
Mesembria	Black Sea coast of Bulgaria	Nesebar	Menebria, Mesimvria (Μεσήμβρια), Mesimvria
Messene	southern Greece
Metapontum	Lucania, southern Italy	abandoned	Metapontium (Μεταπόντιον)
Methone	Messenia, southern Greece		Mothoni (Μοθώνη), Modon
Methymna	Lesbos, in the Aegean Sea		Mithymna (Μήθυμνα), Molyvos, Molivos
Miletus	western Turkey	abandoned	Milētos (Μίλητος)
Mochlos	Crete, Greece
Monastiraki	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Morgantina	central Sicily	abandoned	Murgantia, Morgantium, Μοργάντιον, Μοργαντίνη, Murgentia, Morgentia
Mylasa	Caria, south-western Turkey	Milas
Myndus	Caria, western Turkey	Gümüşlük	Myndos (Μύνδος)
Myonia	Phocis, Greece	Agia Efthymia	Myania, Mynia
Myra	Lycia, Turkey	Demre	Kale
Myrmekion	Crimea, Ukraine	abandoned	Myrmēkion (Μυρμηκιων, Мирмекий)
Mytilene	Lesbos, in the Aegean Sea

N

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Naucratis	Nile Delta, Egypt		Naukratis (Ναύκρατις)
Naupactus	Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece		Nafpaktos (Ναύπακτος, Έπαχτος), Naupactos, İnebahtı, Lepanto
Naxos	Crete	abandoned
Naxos	Sicily	Giardini Naxos	Giaddini
Neapoli	northern Greece	Kavala	Christoupolis, Morunets
Neapolis	Pallene, Chalcidice, Greece	Polychrono	Polyhrono, Polichrono, Polihrono (Πολύχρονο), Polyhronon, Polihronon
Neapolis	Sardinia, Italy	abandoned	Nabui
Neapolis	Apulia, Italy	Polignano a Mare
Neapolis	Campania, Italy	Naples	Napoli, Napule
Nicaea	Bithynia, north-western Turkey	Iznik	Ancore, Helicore, Antigoneia (Αντιγόνεια), Nikaia, Nicæa
Nicaea	southern France	Nice	Niça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza Marittima
Nicopolis	Epirus, Greece	abandoned	Actia Nicopolis, Palaia Preveza
Nirou Chani	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Nymphaion	Crimea, Ukraine		Nymphaeum
Nysa	western Turkey	abandoned

O

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Oenoe (Οινόη)	northern Turkey	Ünye	Oene
Oenoe	Argolis, Greece		Oene
Oenoe	Attica, Greece		Oene
Oenus	Laconia, Greece
Odessos	coastal Ukraine	Odessa	Khadjibey, Khadjibei, Khacdjibei, Hacıbey, Hocabey, Gadzhibei, Chadžibėjus, Hacıbey
Odessos	coastal Bulgaria	Varna
Olbia	Sardinia		Civita, Terranova Pausania
Olbia	Ukrainian Black Sea coast	abandoned	Pontic Olbia, Olvia
Olous	near Elounda, Crete	drowned	Olus (Ὄλους, Ὄλουλις)
Olympia	Elis, Greece	abandoned	Olympí'a (Ολυμπία), Olýmpia (Ολύμπια), Olimpia, Olimbia
Olynthus	Chalcidice, northern Greece	destroyed
Orchomenus (Boeotia)	Boeotia, Greece
Oricos	Epirus, near Vlorë, Albania	abandoned
Orestias	Turkish Thrace	abandoned
Oreus	northern Euboea
Oropus	Attica, Greece		Oropos (Ωρωπός)
Onchesmos	Epirus, southern Albania	Sarandë	Anchiasmos, Άγιοι Σαράντα, Agioi Saranda, Turkish: Aya Sarandi

P

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Pagasae	Magnesia, central Greece	Platanos, central Greece
Palaikastro	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Pandosia	Epirus, Greece	abandoned
Pandosia	Bruttium, Italy	abandoned
Pandosia	Lucania, Italy	abandoned
Panticapaeum	Taurica, eastern Crimea, Ukraine	Kerch	Παντικάπαιον
Paphos	Cyprus
Paros	Greek island in Aegean Sea
Patrae	Achaea, Greece	Patrai	Pátra (Πάτρα) Patrae
Pavlopetri	Laconia, Greece	submerged
Pelion (Chaonia)	Chaonia, Epirus	?	Pelion Pellion Pelium (Πέλλιον)
Peiraieús	Attica, Greece	Piraeus	Peiraiás, Peiraieús (Πειραιεύς)
Pella	Macedon, Greece	abandoned
Pergamum	Mysia, Turkey	Bergama	Pergamon (Πέργαμος)
Petsofa	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Phaistos	Crete, Greece
Phálēron	Attica, Greece	Palaio Faliro	Phaleron, Phalerum
Phanagoria	Cimmerian Bosporus, Ukraine	abandoned	Matrega
Pharae
Pharnacia	northern Turkey	Giresun
Pharos	Croatian island	Hvar	Hvor, For, Pharina, Lesina
Phaselis	Lycia, Turkey	abandoned
Philippi	near Kavala, Greece
Pithecussae	island in Tyrrhenian sea, Italy	Ischia
Philippopolis	southern Bulgaria	Plovdiv	Pulpudeva(reconstructed Thracian,uncertain), Eumolpias, Philippoupoli, Philippoupolis (Φιλιππούπολη, Φιλιππούπολις), Trimontium, Paldin (Пълдин). Plavdiv (Плъвдив), Filibe
Platanos	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Phlius	Argolid, Greece	abandoned
Pherae	Thessaly, Greece	abandoned
Phocaea	western Turkey	Foça	Phokaia (Φώκαια)
Pinara	Lycia, Turkey	abandoned	Pilleñni (τὰ Πίναρα)
Pisa	Elis, Greece
Pitiunt	Abkhazia, Black Sea coast	Pitsunda	Bichvinta, Pezonda
Pixous	Campania, Italy	Policastro Bussentino	Pixunte
Plataea	Boeotia, Greece	destroyed	Plataeae
Poseidonia	Campania, Italy	Paestum	Paestum
Potidaea	Chalcidice, Greece	destroyed	Potidaia (Ποτίδαια), Potidea
Priene	Ionia, western Turkey	abandoned
Prousa	north-western Turkey	Bursa	Prussa (Προύσα), Brusa
Pseira	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Psychro	Crete, Greece	Minoan city
Pteleum	Thessaly, Greece	destroyed
Pydna	Macedon	location disputed	Púdna (Πύδνα), Pidna was a Greek city in ancient Macedon
Pylos	western Peloponnese, Greece		Pílos (Πύλος), Navarino, Avarino (Αβαρίνος), Zonklon, Anavarin, Neokastron, Avarmus, Abarinus, Albarinos, Albaxinus, Avarinos, Coryphasium, Iverin, Nelea, Port de Jonc, Porto Giunco, Zunchio.
Pyrgos	Black Sea coast of Bulgaria	Burgas
Pyrgos	Northern Crete, Greece	Minoan city

R

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Rhamnus	northern Attica, Greece	abandoned	Rhamnous
Rhegion (Ρήγιoν)	"toe of Italy", Calabria, southern Italy	Reggio Calabria	Erythrà (Ερυθρά), Rhegium Julium
Rhithymna	Northern Crete, Greece	Rethymon
Rhodes	Rhodes, Greece		Ródos (Ρόδος),
Rhypes, (Ῥύπες)	Achaia, Greece	destroyed
Rizinia	Crete	abandoned	Prinias, Rize, Rhizenia

S

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Salamis	Cyprus	abandoned
Same (Σάμη)	island in the Ionian Sea, Greece
Samos	in the island with the same name, Greece
Selinus	south-west coast of Sicily, Italy	abandoned-Marinella di Selinunte	Selinunte
Seleucia Pieria (Σελεύκεια Πιερία)	south-eastern Turkey	Çevlik	Seleukia Pieria, Seleukia
Semasus	Paphlagonia, northern Turkey	Amasra	Cromna, Amastris
Sestos	Thracian Chersonese, Turkey		Sestus
Scidrus (Σκίδρος)	Lucania, Italy	location uncertain
Sicyon (Σικυών)	northern Peloponnese, Greece	abandoned
Side	Pamphylia, Turkey	abandoned	Eski Adalia, Old Antalya
Sidon	Lebanon	Sidon	Σιδών, Sidon, Saïda
Siteia	Crete, Greece
Sinope (Σινώπη)	Paphlagonia, northern Turkey	Sinop
Sklavokampos	Crete, Greece
Smyrna	near Izmir, western Turkey	abandoned	Old Smyrna
Soli	Cyprus	abandoned	Soloi
Sozopolis	Pisidia, Turkey	abandoned	Apollonia
Sparta	southern part of the Peloponnese, Greece	Sparti	Lakedaimon (Λακεδαίμων), Lakedaimonia (Λακεδαιμωνία), Σπάρτα, Σπάρτη, Spartē.
Stagirus	Chalcidice, Greece	abandoned	Stageira (Στάγειρα), Stagira (Στάγιρα), Stagiros (Στάγιρος), Stageiros (Στάγειρος)
Stratos		Stratos
Stymphalos	Corinthia, Greece	Stymfalia
Sybaris	near Sibari, Gulf of Taranto, Italy	destroyed
Syracuse	east-coast of Sicily, Italy	Syracuse	Siracusai, Aretusa.

T

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Taras (Τάρᾱς)	southern Italy	Taranto	Tarentum, Tarantas (Τάραντας)
Tanagra	Boeotia, Greece		Graea, Poimandria
Tanais	north-eastern Sea of Azov, Russia	abandoned	Tánaïs (Τάναϊς)
Tauromenion (Ταυρομένιον)	east coast of Sicily	Taormina	Taurmina, Tauromenium
Tegea	Arcadia, Greece	Alea
Tenedos	Turkish island in northern Aegean Sea	Bozcaada	Bozca ada, Tenedhos (Τένεδος)
Tenea	Corinthia, Peloponnese	Municipal unit of Tenea
Teos (Τέως)	Ionia, western Turkey	abandoned	Teo
Thassos, Θάσος	Macedonia (Greece)-Thrace, Greece	Thassos, Greece	Limenas, Λιμένας
Thebes	Boeotia,Greece	Thēbai (Θῆβαι), Thiva (Θήβα)
Theodosia (Θεοδοσία)	Crimea, Ukraine	Feodosiya (Феодосія, Феодосия)	Kefe, Feodosia
Therma	Mygdonia, Greece		Therme (Θέρμα, Θέρμη)
Thespiae	Boeotia, Greece	abandoned	Thespiai (Θεσπιαι)
Thronion	Epirus, Greece	abandoned	Thronium
Thoricus	southern Attica, Greece	abandoned	Thorico
Thurii (Θούριοι)	Magna Graecia, southern Italy	abandoned	Thurium (Θούριον), Copia, Copiae, Turios, Thurio Magna Graecia
Thyreum
Thyria
Tomis	Black Sea coast of Romania	Constanţa	Konstantia, Köstence
Tragurion	Vis, Croatia	Trogir	Traù, Tragurium, Trau
Trapeze	Crete, Greece
Trapezus, Arcadia	Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey	Trabzon	Trapezounta (Τραπεζούντα)
Tripolis (Τρίπολις)	Lebanon	Tripoli
Tripolis (Τρίπολις)	Libya	Tripolis
Tripolis (Τρίπολις)	Pontus, north-eastern Turkey	Tirebolu	Ischopolis
Tripolis (Τρίπολις)	Thessaly, Greece		Tripolis Larisaia
Tripolis (Τρίπολις)	Phrygia	abandoned	Neapolis, Apollonia, Antoninopolis
Troezen (Τροιζήν)	northeastern Peloponnese, Greece		Troizina, Trizina
Troy	Dardanelles, north-eastern Turkey	Truva	Troia (Τροία), Ilion (Ἴλιον), Īlium, Wilusa, Truwisa, Hisarlık
Tylissos	Crete, Greece
Tyras	Ukrainian Black Sea coast	Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Tyros	Lebanon	Tyre	Τύρος, Tyre, Sur
Tyritake (Τυριτάκη)	Crimea, Cimmerian Bosporus	abandoned

V

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Vasiliki	Minoan city in Crete, Greece
Vathypetros	Minoan city in Crete, Greece

Z

Ancient name	Location	Modern name	Also known as
Zakynthos	Zante
Zakros	Crete, Greece	Minoan city	Zakro
Zancle	Strait of Messina, Sicily, Italy	Messina	Messene, Messana

See also

• Adjectival and demonymic forms of regions in Greco-Roman antiquity
• List of cities in ancient Epirus
• Greek cities in Thrace & Dacia
• Greek cities in Illyria
• Towns of ancient Greece
• List of cities in ancient Acarnania