Phokaia

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Phokaia was an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, renowned as a maritime power and a founding center of several important Mediterranean colonies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city
polis
abandonedBy many inhabitants after Persian conquest
archaeologicalSiteStatus partially excavated
attackedBy Lydians NERFINISHED
Persian Empire NERFINISHED
coastalOn Aegean Sea NERFINISHED
colonizedRegion coasts of Gaul
coasts of Iberia
northwestern Mediterranean coast
western Mediterranean
conqueredBy Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED
currency electrum coins
foundedColony Alalia NERFINISHED
Ampurias NERFINISHED
Elea NERFINISHED
Emporion NERFINISHED
Massalia NERFINISHED
Velia NERFINISHED
hadSanctuaryOf Athena NERFINISHED
Dionysus NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfRemains city walls
harbor installations
temple foundations
inhabitedBy Ionians NERFINISHED
knownFor colonization
early coinage
maritime power
naval technology
seafaring
language Ancient Greek NERFINISHED
locatedIn Asia Minor
Ionia NERFINISHED
western Anatolia NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Foça NERFINISHED
Turkey
İzmir Province NERFINISHED
mentionedBy Herodotus NERFINISHED
Strabo
participatedIn Ionian Revolt NERFINISHED
partOf Ionian League NERFINISHED
periodOfFlourishing Archaic period
regionInAntiquity Aeolis and Ionia border zone
religion ancient Greek religion
successorSettlement Foça NERFINISHED
usedShipType pentekonter
trireme

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