Greek Colonization
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum is one of many ancient Greek cities that bear the name of Apollo.
Inhabitants of Apollonia believed that their original colony had been founded by Miletus under the auspices of Apollo of Didyma, so Apollo was its archegetes.
The antiquity of the colony and of its name is supported by coins from as early as 450 BCE, which bear the anchor symbol of Apollo and which have been attributed by some scholars to this Apollonia.
The city experienced prosperity under the Attalids during Hellenistic times.
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