Territory thumb|right|Location of Priene at Maeander River's mouth In the 4th century BCE, Priene was a deep-water port with two harbours overlooking the Bay of MiletusThis article uses this term in preference to the Gulf of Latmus, which remains as Lake Bafa. In ancient times they were continuous. and, somewhat further east, the marshes of the Maeander Delta. Between the ocean and steep Mycale, agricultural resources were limited. Priene's territory likely included a part of the Maeander Valley, needed to support the city. Claiming much of Mycale, it had borders on the north with Ephesus and Thebes, a small state on Mycale.
Territory thumb|right|Location of Priene at Maeander River's mouth In the 4th century BCE Priene was a deep-water port with two harbours overlooking the Bay of MiletusThis article uses this term in preference to the Gulf of Latmus which remains as Lake Bafa In ancient times they were continuous and somewhat further east the marshes of the Maeander Delta Between the ocean and steep Mycale agricultural resources were limited Priene's territory likely included a part of the Maeander Valley needed to support the city Claiming much of Mycale it had borders on the north with Ephesus and Thebes a small state on Mycale