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Populated places established in the 3rd century BC
- Córdoba, SpainThe first traces of human presence in the area date to 35,000 BC. Neanderthal remains found near the Guadalquivir river mark the earliest known activity in…
- MaduraiThe 3rd century BCE marked the first documented mention of Madurai in Greek accounts. Megasthenes, the ambassador to the Mauryan Empire, referred to the city…
- Split, CroatiaThe year 305 CE marks the completion of Diocletian's Palace, yet Split existed as a Greek colony named Aspálathos centuries before that stone was laid.
- BelgradeThe Sava River meets the Danube at a sharp angle, creating a natural fortress on the high ground above. This confluence has defined Belgrade since before…
- NicomediaIn 712 BC, a group of settlers from Megara established a colony on the coast of northwestern Asia Minor. They named their new settlement Astacus, which means…
- ParisJulius Caesar first mentioned the ancient oppidum that corresponds to modern Paris in the mid-1st century BC as Lutetia Parisiorum.
- ItalicaIn 206 BC, Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio established a settlement near the native Iberian town of Turdetani. He named this new colonia Italica after…