Sexi (Phoenician colony)

Sexi
Basins of a garum factory (Firmun Lulium Sexi).
Location in the Province of Granada
Location in Andalusia
Location in Spain
LocationAlmuñécar, Spain
RegionAndalusia
Coordinates36°44′N 3°41′W / 36.733°N 3.683°W / 36.733; -3.683
Part ofPhoenician colonies
History
Founded3rd century BC
Abandoned2nd century BC

Sexi (Punic: 𐤑‬𐤊‬𐤑‬, ṢKṢ), also known as Ex, was a Phoenician colony at the present-day site of Almuñécar on southeastern Spain's Mediterranean coast.

The Roman name for the place was Sexi Firmum Iulium. Alternative transcriptions of the Phoenician name of the city in Latin include Secks, Seks, Sex, Eks, Seksi and Sexsi.