Editing Colony (section)

==Ancient examples==
{{Further|Colonies in antiquity}}
* [[Carthage]] formed as a [[Phoenicia]]n colony
* [[Cadiz]] formed as a [[Phoenicia]]n colony
* [[Cyrene, Libya|Cyrene]] was a colony of the [[Greeks]] of [[Santorini|Thera]]
* [[Sicily]] was a part Greek, part [[Phoenicia]]n colony
* [[Sardinia]] was a [[Phoenicia]]n colony
* [[Marseille]] formed as a [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] colony
* [[Malta]] was a [[Phoenicia]]n colony
* [[Cologne]] formed as a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] colony and its modern name refer to the Latin term "colonia".
* [[Kandahar]] formed as a [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] colony during the Hellenistic era by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.