Phocaea
Φώκαια (in Greek) Foça (in Turkish) | |
The theatre of Phocaea | |
| Alternative name | Phokaia |
|---|---|
| Location | Foça, İzmir Province, Turkey |
| Region | Ionia |
| Coordinates | 38°40′03″N 26°45′29″E / 38.66750°N 26.75806°E |
| Type | Settlement |
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.