Sexi (Phoenician colony)
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Sexi (Punic: 𐤑𐤊𐤑, ṢKṢ),[1] also known as Ex,[2] was a Phoenician colony at the present-day site of Almuñécar on southeastern Spain's Mediterranean coast.
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Location | Almuñécar, Spain |
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Region | Andalusia |
Coordinates | 36°44′N 3°41′W |
Part of | Phoenician colonies |
History | |
Founded | 3rd century BC |
Abandoned | 2nd century BC |
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The Roman name for the place was Sexi Firmum Iulium. Alternative transcriptions of the Phoenician name of the city in Latin include Secks, Seks, Sex, Eks, Seksi and Sexsi.[3]