Salonica (Salonae) or Thessalonika (Thessalonica)

[ByzantineGreek]

I've been reading all about the Byzantines (well, because I know all about my people in the ancient age so I want to find out more about the Greeks in the Middle Ages) And in all the maps, they have Salonika and have (Thessalonika) in parentheses. Did the Civ people mess up and create Thessalonica twice? Because Salonika is closer to Italy and Thessalonika is directly east of it.

BTW: Why is Salonika a Turk city? How Greek does that name sound? Jeez, someone add that city to the Byzantines (if your not already me.

 

[Somerled]

Not sure I understand your question... Salonica and Thessaloniki (or various other spelling of either name) are one and the same city. Just different names from history for the same place. Does that help?

 

[ByzantineGreek]

In Rise of Rome and Fall of Rome, Salonika and Thessalonika were two different cities. And Salonika shouldn't be a Turk city!

Either that or the CIV people are IDIOTS

 

[LLXerxes]

You could use the editor if you wanna change cities.
Just edit Civilizations> Byzyntines> Then edit the cities.

 

[Cuivienen]

In Rise of Rome and Fall of Rome, Salonika and Thessalonika were two different cities. And Salonika shouldn't be a Turk city!

Either that or the CIV people are IDIOTS

You'e confused -- the city you are thinking of is Salonae, not Salonika, which [clarity edit -- Salonae] was indeed a city in Dalmatia. I'm not sure if it still exists or not. Probably does.

Salonika is a Turk city because it was called Salonika only under the Turks, just like the Turks get "Ankara" and "Edirne" while the Byzantines have "Ancyra" and "Adrianople" -- same cities, different rulers. The Byzantines called modern Thessaloniki "Thessalonica," but the Greeks already have it under that name, so the Byzantines don't get it at all. The Turks only get it because they called it something else (Salonika).