Miletus

Miletus is an ancient city located in the village of Balat in the Didim district of Aydin. Miletus is known as the place where the foundations of intelligent thought and philosophy laid. The ancient city of Miletus, home to a unique historical heritage, is a popular destination for many tourists coming to Aydin and the Aegean region. Both local and foreign tourists come to Aydin at various times of the year to see this unique historical heritage.

History Of Miletus

Two thousand years ago, the Soke Plain was ultimately a sea, and Lake Bafa was a bay, while only Miletus, Priene, and Didim were in the region. In this respect, we can express that Miletus is one of the oldest ancient cities. There are different narrations in various sources related to Miletus. According to a rumor, Miletus, one of the three children of Akakallis, daughter of Apollo and Minos, King of Crete, leaves him on the mountain so that Minos does not do evil, and the Wolves take care of the child. Later, Miletus, who was raised by shepherds, came to Anatolia and married Kyane, daughter of Menderes River, and founded the city of Miletus. The city experienced its heyday in the 7th and 6th centuries BC. In the 6th century BC, after the Miletians took over the maritime trade, they increased their activity prospered thanks to the colonies they established in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Increasingly, Miletus has become the capital of the Ionian world.

Philosophy and Miletus

We mentioned that Miletus was the place where philosophy and rational thought laid the foundation. According to Aristotle, there are two preconditions for the development of philosophy. The first of these is that the person who will make philosophy does not have a sense of materialism; the second is that the person has a real sense of Wonder. In Miletus, these two conditions came together.