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City-states
- DominicaDominica first emerged from the sea during the Oligocene Epoch approximately 27 million years ago. It stands as one of the last Caribbean islands to be…
- HamburgCharlemagne ordered the construction of a fortress called Hammaburg in 808. This structure rose on rocky terrain between the River Alster and the River Elbe…
- West BerlinThe Potsdam Agreement of 1945 established a four-power occupation zone for Germany, dividing the capital city of Berlin into sectors controlled by the United…
- Ancient CarthageThe year 814 BC marks the arrival of Tyrian colonists on a triangular peninsula in North Africa, where they established a settlement that would become…
- City-stateA city-state is an independent sovereign city that serves as the primary hub of political, economic, and cultural life within its contiguous territory.
- Vatican CityThe name Vatican first appeared in the time of the Roman Republic. It described a marshy area on the west bank of the Tiber River.
- ViennaIn the 1st century, Roman soldiers established a military camp called Vindobona on the site of today's Vienna city centre.
- SingaporeIn 1365, the Javanese eulogy Nagarakretagama recorded a place called Temasek, meaning Sea Town, as a trading port under the influence of the Majapahit Empire.
- AthensThe Cave of Schist holds the oldest known human presence in Athens, dated to between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. This deep cave site marks a beginning for…
- Free City of DanzigOn the 15th of November 1920, the Free City of Danzig officially came into existence under the protection of the League of Nations.