# Empuries — WHE Definition Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [September 1, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/empuries-whe-definition-discussion/2207 "2016-09-01T08:57:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/empuries-whe-definition-discussion/2207/1 "2016-09-01T08:57:16Z")
Empuries (also Emporiae or Emporion) was a Greek and then Roman colony on the northeastern coast of Spain. Thriving as a local and Mediterranean trading centre, it prospered from the 6th century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Several times the Romans used the port as a landing place for armies to invade and plunder Iberia and they established a military camp at the site which evolved into a small town embellished with the usual collection of Roman architectural features. The site today offers the visitor extensive ruins, notably a large portion of the city walls, a crytpoportico, forum space, and large private houses. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Empuries/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Empuries/)._ ---
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/empuries-whe-definition-discussion/2207/2 "2026-07-28T20:32:47Z")