Phocaea
İzmir, Foça · Archaeological site
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Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- 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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Location
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