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  City of Alexandria c. 2nd century CE

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  City of Alexandria c. 2nd century CE

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  Alexandria was established in 331 BCE by its namesake Alexander the Great as the new capital of his empire following his invasion of Egypt. It was designed by the architect Dinocrates who supposedly orientated the street grid to allow the northerly maritime winds to cool the city. The construction of... More

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  City of Antioch c. 2nd century

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  City of Antioch c. 2nd century

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  Founded in 312 BCE as the capital of the Seleucid kingdom, which stretched, at its peak, from the Aegean to Afghanistan, Antioch was founded by Seleucus, one of Alexander the Great’s generals. The Seleucid kingdom was consumed by Rome, and by the 2nd century CE, Antioch rivalled Alexandria as the... More

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  City of Leptis Magna c. 2nd century CE

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  City of Leptis Magna c. 2nd century CE

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  Leptis Magna was originally a Punic settlement from around the 7th century BCE until 146 BCE when Rome defeated Carthage and the city became part of the Roman republic. Although the city was answerable to Rome, becoming an important maritime trade post for regional agriculture, particularly olive oil, it maintained... More

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  City of London c. 1380

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  City of London c. 1380

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  Medieval London consisted of 24 wards; from 1322, each acquired the right to appoint two officials, an alderman and beadle, to collectively formulate city ordnances. From 1384, this body became a city council; the mayor, however, was a member of the powerful merchant guilds and was appointed by them. London... More

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  City of Palmyra c. 2nd century

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  City of Palmyra c. 2nd century

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  In around the 2nd century CE, Palmyra was established in the middle of a desert, in what is now modern Syria. At this point in its history, the city was a subject of the Roman Empire. It began life as a caravan city, with its inhabitants renowned as wealthy merchants... More

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  City of Paris 1380

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  City of Paris 1380

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  King Phillip IV completed the cathedral of Notre Dame in 1330. Begun in 1163, the cathedral could house a congregation of 1,300, with towers soaring over 200 feet (63 metres) above the city. Phillip II had rebuilt and extended the city walls to enclose the Left Bank (1190–1220); by the... More

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  City of Paris 1380

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  City of Paris 1380

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  In 1328, a census reported 61,098 households in Paris, with perhaps 250,000 inhabitants. In the following century plague and war would halve the population. Its nerve centre was the Île de la Cité, where both the Royal Palace and the Cathedral of Notre-Dame were situated. The Palace also housed the... More

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  City of Ur Plan 600 BCE

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  City of Ur Plan 600 BCE

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  Archaeologists have concluded that the south Mesopotamian city of Ur (in modern Iraq), first established in 3800 BCE, covered 60 acres and was enclosed by a city wall, made of fired bricks. Although it was a desert city, its position between two rivers meant it was well irrigated. By 600... More

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  Civilization in the Indus Valley 3300–1300 BCE

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  Civilization in the Indus Valley 3300–1300 BCE

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  The heartland of the early Indus civilization appears to have been situated to the northwest in Baluchistan, where Neolithic remains display evidence of domesticated crops, including wheat, the herding of animals, and basic tool making dating back to c. 7000 BCE. The subsequent early Harappan phase (c. 3300–2600 BCE) is... More

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  Construction Phases of Athens 600 BCE–300 CE

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  Construction Phases of Athens 600 BCE–300 CE

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  While evidence of settlement of the Acropolis extends back to Neolithic times, the earliest attributable construction in Athens relates to Peisistratos, the 6th-century BCE tyrant who ruled the city. He, amongst other works, built a massive aqueduct to bring fresh water to the inhabitants. Pericles, the Athenian statesman, ushered in... More

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  Construction Phases of Persepolis c. 500–440 BCE

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  Construction Phases of Persepolis c. 500–440 BCE

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  Darius I began the construction of Persepolis, the new capital of the Achmaenid Empire, towards the end of the 6th century BCE. He laid down the lineaments of power; the Apadana, or grand throne room with accompanying antechambers, and a propylaea, or gateway building, together with the Treasury. A small... More

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  Dallas Municipal Expansion 1930-87

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  Dallas Municipal Expansion 1930-87

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  There were two competing claimants for the original settlement of Dallas; they produced conflicting surveys resulting in the doglegged streets that persist today in Downtown. Dallas is a byword for brash Texas glitz epitomized by the eponymous soap opera. After one major boom and bust based on cotton in the... More

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