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Urban society may seem a modern phenomenon but cities
have been around for a lot longer than one might think. Indeed, once
nomadic tribes began to settle in one location, they saw that it was
good, became fruitful, and multiplied. Decades, centuries and millennia
passed while war, climate change and human migration all took their
toll. Relatively few ancient cities have managed to survive the test of
time. Here are some that have not only survived, but continue to thrive.
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Plovdiv : 400 BC
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Cholula : 500 BC
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Istanbul : 660 BC
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Rome : 753 BC
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Xi’an : 1100 BC
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Lisbon : 1200 BC
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Varanasi : 1200BC
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Athens : 1400 BC
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Damascus : 1700 BC |