Megara

Megara, ancient and modern settlement and dímos (municipality), Attica (Modern Greek: Attikí) periféreia (region), southern Greece. Megara is located on the Saronikós Gulf. Modern Megara sits on the southern slopes of two hills that served as the acropolises (citadels) of the ancient town. The early inhabitants were annihilated during the Dorian invasion (c. 1100–c. 1000 bce). In the 8th century bce, Megarian commercial colonies were established on Sicily. Megara also colonized northward and eastward on...