History of Europe

Where were Greek colonies located?

Greek colonies were located in the following regions:

I. North Africa:

- Cyrenaica (present-day Libya)

II. Southern Italy and Sicily:

- Taras (modern-day Taranto)

- Metapontum

- Croton

- Sybaris

- Rhegion (modern-day Reggio di Calabria)

- Zankle (modern-day Messina)

- Catana (modern-day Catania)

- Syracuse

- Gela

- Agrigento (modern-day Agrigento)

III. Eastern Adriatic:

- Corcyra (modern-day Corfu)

- Epidamnus (modern-day Durrës)

- Apollonia (modern-day Pojan)

IV. Black Sea:

- Sinope

- Trapezus (modern-day Trabzon)

- Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul)

- Chalcedon (modern-day Kadiköy)

- Odessa

- Panticapaeum (modern-day Kerch)

V. Asia Minor (present-day Turkey):

- Miletus

- Ephesus

- Smyrna (modern-day İzmir)

- Colophon

- Clazomenae

- Phocaea

- Erythrae

VI. Cyprus:

- Salamis

- Paphos

- Marion

- Soloi

- Kourion

VII. Egypt:

- Alexandria

- Naucratis