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| Location | Almuñécar, Spain |
|---|---|
| Region | Andalusia |
| Coordinates | 36°44′N 3°41′W / 36.733°N 3.683°W |
| Part of | Phoenician colonies |
| History | |
| Founded | 3rd century BC |
| Abandoned | 2nd century BC |
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.
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]
- ^ Huss (1985), p. 560.
- ^ Aubet, María Eugenia (2005). Osborne, Robin; Cunliffe, Barry (eds.). Mediterranean Urbanization 800-600 BC. Oxford, UK: OUP. p. 194. ISBN 9780197263259.
- ^ Ruiz Fernández, Antonio (1979). Almuñécar: en la antigüedad fenicia o 'Ex en el Ambito de Tartessos (in Spanish). Granada, Spain: Excma. Diputación Provincial, Instituto Provincial de Estudios y Promoción Cultural. p. 43. ISBN 9788450031171.