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12 of the Oldest Cities in the World

While the majority of the oldest European cities are Greek, one notable exception is Plovdiv, Bulgaria — believed to be the oldest continually inhabited city on the continent.

Now the second-largest city in the nation, this Bulgarian metropolis was inhabited as early as the sixth millennium BCE, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The centuries that followed saw ownership of the land fall into different hands — the region was conquered by Philip II of Macedonia and named Philippopolis in 341 BCE. It later served as the capital city of the Roman province Thrace. Many ruins from that time are still standing, including a second-century amphitheater that the residents of Plovdiv use today for theatrical and dance performances.

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