Emporion, Where Ancient Greece Met Spain and Thrived

Emporion, Where Ancient Greece Met Spain and Thrived

The atrium of Roman House (domus) No. 1 at Empuries (Emporiae/Emporion), Spain. 1st century BC – 1st century AD. Credit: Mark Cartwright, World History Encyclopedia, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The Greeks were famous in antiquity for their adventurous and curious spirit, which led to the establishment of numerous Greek colonies across the Mediterranean and beyond. Tucked away on Spain’s beautiful Costa Brava, one of these ancient Greek colonies, called Empo…