Mytilene
Also called Lesbos. a Greek island in the northeastern Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2,165 sq. km).
Also called Kas·tro [Greek kahs-traw] /Greek ˈkɑs trɔ/ . the capital of the Greek island of Mytilene.
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How to use Mytilene in a sentence
After Pharsalus M. Marcellus retired to Mytilene, where he practised rhetoric and studied philosophy.
He had been identified with the son or grandson of Theophanes of Mytilene, the intimate friend of Pompey.
After great exertions the ship bearing the reprieve arrived just in time to save Mytilene.
Authors of Greece | T. W. LumbThe summer was now drawing to a close, and as yet no progress had been made with the siege of Mytilene.
Stories from Thucydides | H. L. HavellArrived at Lesbos, he found all the cities devoted to Lacedaemon with the exception of Mytilene.
Hellenica | Xenophon
British Dictionary definitions for Mytilene
/ (ˌmɪtɪˈliːnɪ) /
a port on the Greek island of Lesbos: Roman remains; Byzantine fortress. Pop: (municipality): 37 881 (2001): Modern Greek name: Mitilíni
a former name for Lesbos
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