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The remains of numerous ancient cities provoke the human imagination because of the mysteries surrounding them.
There are cities that no one knows how they were built and how they came to be, even to this day....

War was a way for the ancients to acquire goods - lands, slaves and foreign riches in the sack of conquered cities, as well as captives released for ransom....

There were 7 large cities in Rama, evidenced by the ancient Hindu text The Seven Rishi, as well as other ancient Indian books that survive....

Two ancient cities were found in Mexico during archaeological digs. Further investigation of the cities may reveal the full history of the earliest capitals, such as Palenque and Tikal....

Upon more careful inspection, they found the ruins of not 1 but 2 cities that were located on opposite sides of an ancient river channel....

Tombs of the Seated Aristocrats
During the zenith of the Mayan Empire, Copán (its ruins are located in present-day Honduras) was one of the largest cities in the known world, a center of trade known throughout all of...

The city was believed to have been inhabited by approximately 20 000 residents but it is still unclear which ancient tribe they belonged to....

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One of the first signs of developing human civilization was the emergence of the first cities, which groups of people could settle permanently....

Due to the fact that this is not the only underground city in existence, many authors and followers of the ancient astronaut theory suggest that ancient people built many underground cities to escape a "nuclear war" that...

The territory of ancient Phoenicia included separate cities, the most important of which were Sidon, Tire and Byblos....

Many of them are still lost in the deep jungle, but this ancient civilization will continue to show its wonders because it has an enduring power and dignity....

Today, researchers believe that Monte Albán was one of the first cities built in America. It had been developing for more than 1500 years and shortly before its fall it became one of the largest cities in the world....

Here are the biggest cities in the world in the different historical periods.
Beijing
Beijing has always been a vast city. With its population of 22 million, it is still among the top cities even today....

Some of the cities, such as Ur and Uruk, managed at some point to unite a large part of the lands of ancient Mesopotamia, but never all of it....

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