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Phocaea

İzmir, Foça · Archaeological site

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Izmir / Foça
Elevation
5 m
Wikidata
Q428732

About

Phocaea or Phokaia (Ancient Greek: Φώκαια, Phókaia; modern-day Foça in Turkey) was an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia. Greek colonists from Phocaea founded the colony of Massalia (modern-day Marseille, in France) in 600 BC, Emporion (modern-day Empúries, in Catalonia, Spain) in 575 BC and Elea (modern-day Velia, in Campania, Italy) in 540 BC.

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