Emporion
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Emporion was an ancient Greek trading colony on the northeastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, founded by settlers from the city of Phocaea.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek colony
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek culture
ⓘ
Ionian Greek culture ⓘ |
| economicBasis |
maritime commerce
ⓘ
trade in ceramics ⓘ trade in oil ⓘ trade in wine ⓘ |
| foundedAs | trading colony ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Phocaeans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Phocaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
commercial hub
ⓘ
trading post ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType |
harbour
ⓘ
urban settlement ⓘ |
| hasModernNameVariant | Empúries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | derived from Greek word "emporion" meaning "trading place" ⓘ |
| hasSiteFeature |
agora
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ harbour installations ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological site in Catalonia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural exchange between Greeks and Iberians
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterBecame | Roman town of Emporiae ⓘ |
| laterInfluencedBy | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catalonia
ⓘ
Empúries NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ northeastern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ province of Girona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gulf of Roses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples | Indigetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek colonization of the Western Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Catalonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
L'Escala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistorically | Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Carthaginians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberians NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenicians NERFINISHED ⓘ other Greek colonies ⓘ |
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