Nomenclature
Greek Name: Αἰολεύς
Latin Name: Aeoli
Toponyms:
Cultural Notes
descended from Aeolus
Geographical Notes
first Persian province
Citations in Herodotos
1.6, 1.26 their conquest by Croesus: 1.6, 1.26
resistance to Cyrus: 1.141, 1.152
their settlements in Asia: 1.149-152
in the armies of Harpagus: 1.171
part of a Persian province: 3.90
in Darius' Scythian expedition: 4.89, 4.138
reconquest by Persians: 5.122
in Ionian revolt: 6.8, 6.28
part of Xerxes' fleet: 7.95
Sestus an Aeolian town: 9.115; Thessaly originally Aeolian (often mentioned with Ionians, to denote Greek colonists in Asia): 7.176
Key Passages in English Translation
English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. Retreived from <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu>
Key Passages in Greek
Other Testimonia
Apollod. 1.7.3
in Troad: Paus. 6.4.9
inhabit Ilium: Paus. 1.35.4, Paus. 8.12.9
their cities twelve in number: Paus. 7.5.1
found Elis: Apollod. 1.7.5;
name applied to Boeotians while they inhabited Thessaly: Paus. 10.8.4; an Aeolian of Lesbos: Paus. 10.24.1
Other Commentary
Perseus Encyclopedia:
W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotos:
Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898):
Disambiguation
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