Battle of Alalia happened in -540.

There were hundreds of Greek colonies that existed in ancient Greece. These included Apoikai, Cyme, and Zankle. Three more colonies were Alalia, Syracuse, and Thera.

The Carthaginians had naval bases and trading ports in western Sicily, Sardinia and Ibiza (Balearic Islands). They also acquired Corsica when the naval power of the Etruscans faded. The Carthafginians and Etruscans allied to defeated the Phoecan Greeks in a naval Battle of Alalia off Corsica some time between 540 BC and 535 BC. They agreed that the formers would have control over Sardinia and the latter over Corsica. Etruscan naval power was broken in the Battle of Cumae (off the Naples Bay) in 474 BC when their navy was defeated by the navies of the Greek cities of Cumae and Syracuse.

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Ancient Greeks had colonies in southern France borduring the Mediterranean.

Monaecos (Monaco),Nikaia (now Nice), Antipolis (now Antibes), Massalia (now Marseille), Agathè (Agde), Alalia (now Aléria in the island of Corsica).

They had also a colony in Lybia / West Egypt.