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Clazomenae
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Clazomenae (kləzŏm'ĭnē) , ancient city of W Asia Minor, 20 mi (32 km) W of present-day Izmir, Turkey. It was one of the 12 Ionian cities of Asia Minor. The city was founded on the mainland but was later moved to a small island, and Alexander the Great built a causeway to it. The town continued to flourish through the Hellenistic and Roman periods. It was the birthplace of the philosopher Anaxagoras.
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- Abdera (city, Greece)
- Hippōnax
- Anaxagoras (Ancient Greek philosopher)
- sarcophagus (geology, Asia Minor)
- Ionia (ancient region, Asia Minor/Turkey)
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- Hellenion (Naucratis)
- Hermotimus (genus)
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