where is biblical miletus
Miletus (/maÉªËliËtÉs/; Ancient Greek: Î¼Î¯ÌÎ»Î·ÏÎ¿Ï MÄ«lÄtos; Hittite transcription Millawanda or Milawata (exonyms); Latin: Miletus; Turkish: Milet) was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Caria. Its ruins are located near the modern village of Balat in AydÄ±n Province, Turkey. Before the Persian invasion in the middle of the 6th century BC, Miletus was considered the greatest and wealthiest of Greek cities.