Phocaea

[ foh-see-uh ]

noun

1. an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state.

Phocaea

/ fəʊˈsiːə /

noun

1. an ancient port in Asia Minor, the northernmost of Ionian cities on the W coast of Asia Minor: an important maritime state (about 1000–600 bc )

Example Sentences

Marseille, founded by the Greek settlers of Phocaea around 600 BC, is the starting point of the French leg of the relay.

From Reuters

Marseille was once one of the world’s richest cities, its natural harbor an international hub dating back to 600 BC and its founding by Greeks of Phocaea.

From Seattle Times

Marseille was once one of the world’s richest cities, its natural harbor an international hub dating back to 600 BC and its founding by Greeks of Phocaea.

From Seattle Times

Marseille was once one of the world’s richest cities, its natural harbor an international hub dating back to 600 BC and its founding by Greeks of Phocaea.

From Washington Times

The Little Iliad and the Phoca�s, according to the Herodotean life, were composed by Homer when he lived at Phocaea with a certain Thestorides, who carried them off to Chios and there gained fame by reciting them as his own.

From Project Gutenberg