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see both sunrise and sunset over the sea.

History

Greek colony

Before the Greek colonization, the territory was occupied by separated communities of the Picentes tribes.

Ancona took a more urban shape by Greek settlers from Syracuse in about 387 BC, who gave it its name: Ankon, then Ancona. This toponym stems from the Ancient Greek word ????? (ankon), meaning "elbow" or "bend"; the harbour to the east of the town was originally

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