Ancient City Empuries (Emporiae) With Best Greek Ruins Located Outside Of Greece

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – The 2,500-year-old Empuries (also Emporiae) site on the Costa Brava was built in 575 BC. It was a Greek and, later, a Roman colony located on the northeastern coast of Spain.

Left: Emporiae – Remains of the Roman wall in the ancient city. Image credit: David Mateos García – CC BY 2.0; Right: Roman gate wall in the city of Empuriae, founded in 575 BC. Image credit: Marta A A – CC BY-SA 3.0.

The city of Emporiae, was founded in 575 BC by Ionian Greek colonists from Phocaea (Phocaia) under the name ‘Emporion, which means ‘market.’ It developed under the strong influence of the two most prominent cultures of the ancient world: Greek and Roman. However, the site is considered the home of the best ancient Greek ruins located outside of Greece.

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