History and archaeology / Ancient city
Phokaia (Eski Foça)
Foça, İzmir
The city of the seafaring Ionians who founded Marseille; theater and temple remains beneath Foça.
Its story
Phokaia was one of the twelve Ionian cities, and its people were masters of long-distance seafaring. The Phocaeans founded colonies in the western Mediterranean; the best known of these is today's Marseille. Herodotus describes how most of the people abandoned the city in the face of a Persian attack. Today the ancient theater, the foundations of a Temple of Athena and rock tombs can be seen within modern Foça.
Key facts
- Period
- Early 1st millennium BC–Roman
- Admission
- Open areas
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Hiking
Location
38.66750, 26.75806
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokaia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phocaea | https://www.visitizmir.org/en/Icerik/127