Ancient City Empuries (Emporiae) With Best Greek Ruins Located Outside Of Greece

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - The 2,500-year-old Empuries (also Emporiae) site on the Costa Brava was built in 575 BC. It was a Greek and later a Roman colony on the northeastern coast of Spain.

The city of Emporiae was founded in 575 BC by Ionian Greek colonists from Phocaea (Phocaia) under the name 'Emporion, which means 'market.' It developed under the strong influence of the two most prominent cultures of the ancient world: Greek and Roman.

However, the site is considered home to the best ancient Greek ruins outside Greece.

Recently, Spanish archaeologists unearthed the remains of a large temple in Catalonia, northeast of Spain. According to researchers, the discovered structure was used for worship approximately 2,500 years ago. The temple was dedicated to Demeter, the Greek goddess of fertility.

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