Empúries

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title: Empúries
text: Empúries was an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia, Spain. The city Ἐμπόριον 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. In the Early Middle Ages, the city's exposed coastal position left it open to marauders and it was abandoned. Empúries is located within the Catalan comarca of Alt Empordà on the Costa Brava. The ruins are midway between the t
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description: Ancient city on the Mediterranean coast in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emp%C3%BAries
date created: 2002-10-23T11:37:43Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T07:15:02Z
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