
How the 40-Month Allied Occupation of Smyrna Erased an Ancient Mediterranean World
In May 1919, Allied warships escorted Greek troops into Smyrna. Forty months later, an ancient cosmopolitan civilization dissolved into ash and sea.
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In May 1919, Allied warships escorted Greek troops into Smyrna. Forty months later, an ancient cosmopolitan civilization dissolved into ash and sea.