The major population centers of the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea after the major Greek colonization. We cover a lot of ground in today's episode! The major Greek and Phoenician colonies as they existed after the final phases of colonization into the 6th century BCE. Feeling hard done, the Greeks turned to piracy and thereby united Carthage and the Etruscans against them, which resulted in the Battle of the Sardinian Sea. But, Cyrus the Great sacked Phocaea in 546 BCE and the Greeks fled to the colony of Alalia on the island of Corsica. There the Phocaeans founded Massalia, and tried to get on friendly terms with the locals. The second part of the episode focuses on the extent of Greek meddling in the far western Mediterranean. Greece also liked Egyptian prostitutes, apparently. The recently discovered port of Thonis-Heraklion also makes an appearance, and we see that mercenary sailors worked for the pharaoh at various times. Our first destination is Egypt, where the Greek emporion at Naukratis was set up by a diverse group of mercenaries and traders. In this installment, we continue to follow the Greeks as they expand yet further.

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