Colony - Colonies in Ancient Civilizations (examples)

Colonies in Ancient Civilizations (examples)

See Colonies in antiquity.

  • Alexandria formed as a Greek colony
  • Carthage was a Phoenician colony
  • Cyrene was a colony of the Greeks of Thera
  • DurrĂ«s formed as a Greek colony
  • Marseille formed as a Greek colony
  • Cologne formed as a Roman colony, and its modern name refers to the Latin term "Colonia".

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