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Footprints and peoples of the Mediterranean

From the 7th century BC the native settlers come into contact with people from the Eastern Mediterranean. Greeks and Phoenicians are expanding their trade network and founding colonies throughout the Mediterranean, making contact with the native settlers.

In showcase 2D you can see samples of Greek ceramics decorated with red and black figures found in Empúries, one of the two Greek colonies documented in Catalonia. Ceramics of this kind, together with jewels, metal tools and fine fabrics, are sold in the colonies, where raw materials such as wheat, wood or wine are bought. The Greeks live apart from the local population and relate to them through trade. The purpose of the colonies, in fact, is to establish trading bases, as shown by the original name of this one, Emporion, which means “market”. 

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