Igama elichaza ngqo ikoloni yile aphoikia, okuthetha ukuba kude nekhaya, yindawo yedolophu. Xa basungula ikoloni, abantu abaninzi abavela kwisixeko esikhulu (isixeko sikanina) baya kuhlala kwikoloni.
Ndifumene aphoikia Ayenzi imfuduko, iyayandisa intsimi ukuze izityebise ngamazwe amatsha kunye nobuncwane obutsha. Kwakukho iiklerukis ezazingumhlaba weefama kunye ne-emporium eyayenzelwe ukutshintshiselana ngorhwebo, zonke zahlukile kubume.
Uninzi lwexesha iikholoni zazisekwe ukuseka kunye nokuqinisekisa urhwebo nabantu bamanye amazwe, ukwandisa umhlaba kunye nobutyebi be-metropolis.
IMagna Graecia ligama elanikwa amaRoma ngamaRoma Iikholoni zangaphambili zamaGrike akumazantsi e-Itali naseSicily.
Emva kwemfazwe phakathi kweAthene, iTurios kunye neTarentum enobutshaba, bahambisa iSiris kufutshane nomlomo womlambo iAciris, balibiza ikoloni elitsha iHeraclea, eyayiyikholoni yaseTaranto. Uninzi lwabemi baseSiris yakudala beza kuhlala eHeracleia entsha. Kukholelwa ukuba yasekwa malunga ne-432 BC
U-Livy kamva wayibiza ngokuba yikholoni ye Isiqinisekiso.
IHeraclea yayingu ikoloni yesiGrike I-5 km ukusuka kunxweme lweGulf of Taranto, eLucania, phakathi kwemilambo iAciris neSinis.
IHeraclea Yayisungulwa kwindawo apho ikoloni ye-Ionic yaseSiris yayikhona, yayiyenye yeekholoni eyathi kamva yasekwa kuloo ndawo.
USiris uqhubeke nokuhlala kodwa waxhomekeka kwiHeraclea.