Phocaea
an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state.
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How to use Phocaea in a sentence
The year following is the year in which the temple of Athena, in Phocaea, was struck by lightning and set on fire.
Hellenica | XenophonThen the Phocaeans turned their course back to Phocaea; Harpagus had taken possession of the empty city and left a garrison in it.
The History of Antiquity | Max DunckerHarpagus is said to have burnt Phocaea, thus punishing the houses and temples for the attack on the garrison.
The History of Antiquity | Max DunckerThe ruin of Phocaea also aided the trade of Miletus which had suffered neither war nor siege.
The History of Antiquity | Max DunckerBut for fifty years after this time the new Phocaea would or could furnish no more than three ships of war.
The History of Antiquity | Max Duncker
British Dictionary definitions for Phocaea
/ (fəʊˈsiːə) /
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)
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