Phocaeans
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The Phocaeans were an ancient Greek seafaring people from the Ionian city of Phocaea, renowned for their maritime trade and for founding colonies across the western Mediterranean.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ionian Greeks
ⓘ
ancient Greek people ⓘ |
| colonizedRegion |
Iberian Peninsula coasts
ⓘ
western Mediterranean ⓘ western Mediterranean coasts of Gaul ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
long-distance trade
ⓘ
metal trade ⓘ olive oil trade ⓘ trade with Tartessos ⓘ wine trade ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Phocaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
6th century BCE
ⓘ
7th century BCE ⓘ |
| foundedColony |
Alalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elea NERFINISHED ⓘ Emporion NERFINISHED ⓘ Hemeroskopeion NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainake NERFINISHED ⓘ Massalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Velia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding colonies
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ naval exploration ⓘ seafaring ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundation of Massalia as major Greek colony
ⓘ
spread of Greek culture in western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Phocaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedAfter | Persian conquest of Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLocationOfOrigin | Foça, Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTechnology |
long-range sailing ships
ⓘ
pentekonters ⓘ |
| partOf | Ionian Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Phocaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| source | Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Carthaginians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Etruscans NERFINISHED ⓘ Tartessians NERFINISHED ⓘ other Greek poleis ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artemis NERFINISHED ⓘ Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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