Phocaea

[ foh-see-uh ]

/ foʊˈsi ə /

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

Example sentences from the Web for phocaea

Ephesus had not yet risen to its meridian—it was the successor of Miletus and Phocaea.

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The year following is the year in which the temple of Athena, in Phocaea, was struck by lightning and set on fire.

Hellenica |Xenophon
Harpagus is said to have burnt Phocaea, thus punishing the houses and temples for the attack on the garrison.

The History of Antiquity |Max Duncker
These strangers were the inhabitants of Phocaea, that had fled from their town when it was besieged by Cyrus king of Persia.

Stories From Livy |Alfred Church

The ruin of Phocaea also aided the trade of Miletus which had suffered neither war nor siege.

The History of Antiquity |Max Duncker

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)