Emporion (Empúries)
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Emporion: The Greek Gateway to the Iberian Peninsula
Read more: Emporion: The Greek Gateway to the Iberian PeninsulaἘμπόριον (English: Emporion, Empuries Catalan: Empúries) was a market, and later a city founded in today’s Catalonia, Spain in 575 BCE by Greeks from Phocaea, a prosperous city in Asia Minor. Today, its ancient ruins comprise the Empúries Archaeological Site. A Brief…
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Empúries Archaeological Museum
Read more: Empúries Archaeological MuseumThe small museum inside the archaeological site of Empúries (ancient Emporion) exhibits artifacts from the excavations in the vicinity, covering an era from its early transformation of Iberian settlements to a major Greek market and town, to its…