Empúries
Empúries (Catalan: Empúries [əmˈpuɾiəs]) was an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia, Spain. The city Ἐμπόριον (Greek: Ἐμπόριον, Emporion, meaning "trading place", cf. emporion) was founded in 575 BC by Greek colonists from Phocaea. After the invasion of Gaul from Iberia by Hannibal the Carthaginian general in 218 BC, the city was occupied by the Romans (Latin: Emporiae). In the Early Middle Ages, the city's exposed coastal position left it open to marauders and it was abandoned.
Empúries (in Catalan) Ἐμπόριον (in Greek) Emporiae (in Latin) | |
Palaeochristian basilica at Empúries | |
Shown within Province of Girona Empúries (Catalonia) Empúries (Spain) | |
| Location | Alt Empordà, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°08′05″N 03°07′14″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Colonists from Phocaea |
| Founded | 575 BC |
| Periods | Archaic Greek to Early Medieval |
Empúries is located within the Catalan comarca of Alt Empordà on the Costa Brava. The ruins are midway between the town of L'Escala and the tiny village of Sant Martí d'Empúries.
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