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Founded as Gadir or Agadir by Phoenicians from Tyre, [16] [17] [18] Cádiz is often regarded as the most ancient city still standing in Western Europe. [19] The city was an important trading hub founded to access different metals including gold, tin, and especially silver. [6] The Phoenicians established a port in the 7th century BC. [20]
City For the 5 former county boroughs with the same powers as county councils. [n 1] Borough For the few ancient boroughs whose charters were not extinguished by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 or promoted to the status later. Their powers were practically identical to those of the former urban districts and later town councils ...
711 CE – Moors in power (until 1262) & city called "Jezirat-Kadis." [3] 1217 – The city was raided by a group of Frisian crusaders en route to the Holy Land. [4] 1241 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Cádiz established. [5] 1262 – Cádiz taken by Alfonso X of Castile. [3] 1492 – Discovery of America renewed its prosperity. [3]
Using LiDAR technology, different research group have pinpointed its specific location to either an underwater location in the estuarine marsh of Sancti Petri or to the cerro de los Mártires [] (300 metres inland), sparking a controversy pitting groups linked to the University of Seville and the Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico [] against other research groups linked to the ...
The city corresponds to the ancient Assyrian city of Arbela. Settlement at Erbil can be dated back to possibly 6000 BC, but not urban life until c. 2300. [86] [87] Ankara: Anatolia Turkey: c. 2000 BC [88] The oldest settlements in and around the city center of Ankara belonged to the Hattic civilization which existed during the Bronze Age. Jaffa ...
The Roman Theatre of Cádiz (Theatrum Balbi [1]) is an ancient structure in Cádiz, Andalusia, in southern Spain. The remains (only partially excavated) were discovered in 1980. The remains (only partially excavated) were discovered in 1980.
During the Last Glacial Maximum, [5] (between about 26,000 and 20,000 years BP) ice sheets more than 3,000 m (9,800 ft) thick scoured the landscape of Ireland. By 24,000 years ago they extended beyond the southern coast of Ireland; but by 16,000 years ago the glaciers had retreated so that only an ice bridge remained between Ireland and Scotland.
McCarthy, Mark, ed. Ireland's 1916 Rising: Explorations of History-making, Commemoration & Heritage in Modern Times (2012) Noack, Christian, Lindsay Janssen, and Vincent Comerford. Holodomor and Gorta Mór: histories, memories, and representations of famine in Ukraine and Ireland (Anthem Press, 2012). Quinn, James.