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8th century BCE
Argos-Mykines, Greece
320 BCE
Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, France
2nd century BCE
Bitola, North Macedonia
c. 350 BCE
Chaniá, Greece
2000-3000 BC
Reggio Calabria, Italy
4th century BCE
Bacoli, Italy
8th century BCE
Malia, Greece
1900 BC
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396 BCE
Pylos, Greece
1300 BCE
Corfu, Greece
500 BCE
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610 BCE
Thasos, Greece
7th century BCE
Marinella di Selinunte, Italy
7th century BCE
Locri, Italy
5th century BCE
Province of Matera, Italy
6th century BCE
Argos-Mykines, Greece
8th century BCE
Catanzaro, Italy
1st century AD
Marsala, Italy
397 BCE
Argos-Mykines, Greece
5th century BCE
Saint-Émilion is a picturesque medieval village renowned for its well-preserved architecture and vineyards. The town and surrounding vineyards was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, owing to its long, living history of wine-making, Romanesque churches and ruins stretching all along steep and narrow streets.
An oppidum was built on the hill overlooking the present-day city in Gaulish times, before the regions was annexed by Augustus in 27 BC. The Romans planted vineyards in what was to become Saint-Émilion as early as the 2nd century. In the 4th century, the Latin poet Ausonius lauded the fruit of the bountiful vine.
Because the region was located on the route of the Camino de Santiago, many monasteries and churches were built during the Middle Ages, and in 1199, while under Plantagenet rule, the town was granted full rights.