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Phocaea
Ancient Greek city in Izmir Province, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ancient city. For the modern city, see Foça. For other uses, see Phocaea (disambiguation).
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[1] (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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Φώκαια (in Greek) Foça (in Turkish) | |
![]() The theatre of Phocaea | |
Alternative name | Phokaia |
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Location | Foça, Izmir Province, Turkey |
Region | Ionia |
Coordinates | 38°40′03″N 26°45′29″E |
Type | Settlement |
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