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    • 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, i… See more

    Geography

    Phocaea was the northernmost of the Ionian cities, on the boundary with Aeolis. It was located near the … See more

    History

    The ancient Greek geographer Pausanias says that Phocaea was founded by Phocians under Athenian leadership, on land given to them by the Aeolian Cymaeans, and that they were admitted into the Ionian League after … See more

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    LocationFoça, Izmir Province, Turkey
    Alternative namePhokaia
    RegionIonia
    TypeSettlement
    Coinage

    Probably following the Lydians, the Phocaeans were among the earliest in the world to make and use coins as money. Its earliest coins were made of electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of silver and gold. The … See more

    See also

    • Cyme (Aeolis)
    • 25 Phocaea, an asteroid named after the city
    • List of ancient Greek cities See more

    Notes

    1. ^ Pliny, 3.5.
    2. ^ Strabo, 13.1.2.
    3. ^ Herodotus, 1.163 .
    4. ^ Tucker, Jack (2012). Innocents Return Abroad: Exploring Ancient Sites in Western Turkey. Jack Tucker. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-1478343585. … See more

    External links

    • British Museum:
    • Perseus Coin Catalog: "Dewing 2304", Phocaea, circa 477 BC–388 BC
    • Catalog of Greek Coins of Ionia: … See more

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