PRIENE
The
first establishments in Priene go
back till 2000 BC. According to
ancient documents, these first
settlers were the Banians who mixed
with the Ionians. In the Archaic
period, the city's location may have
been nearer to Miletos on the delta
of the Buyuk Menderes (Meander).
Later the city moved in the
direction of the Mykale Mountains'
slope.
The name "Priene" is thought to have
a pre-Greek origin when the Cretan
islands, ''Praisos and Prianson" had
relations with Priene. Before
becoming one of the 12 members of
the Ionian Confederation and
participating to the "Ionian
Rebellion", Priene had first been a
Lydian dominion for several
centuries
As the city had
been demolished, its restoration has
been planned by the famous city
planner and architect, Hippodamos,
who used for the first time the
"Grating
