Konya

City · 700 BCE · in Europe

Capital of Sultanate of Rum (1098–1307), Beylik of Karaman (1305–1467).

Sardis (c. 700–546 BCE): Capital of Lydia (700 BCE–546 BCE).
Ying (c. 701–224 BCE): Capital of Chu (701 BCE–224 BCE).
Danyang (c. 722–701 BCE): Capital of Chu (722 BCE–701 BCE).
Pella (c. 675–292 BCE): Capital of Macedonian Empire (675 BCE–292 BCE).
Aigai (c. 675–292 BCE): Capital of Macedonian Empire (675 BCE–292 BCE).
Catania (729 BCE): Capital of Kingdom of Sicily (1282–1384).
Tengzhou (c. 750 BCE): Capital of Teng (750 BCE–451 BCE).
Fengtai County (c. 750 BCE): Capital of Cai (750 BCE–451 BCE).
Huaiyang District (c. 750 BCE): Capital of Chen (750 BCE–479 BCE).
Xincai County (c. 750 BCE): Capital of Cai (750 BCE–451 BCE).

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Iliad (c. 750 BCE): Epic poem attributed to Homer about the Trojan War, generally dated to the 8th century BCE; with the Odyssey, a foundational work of Western literature.
Eridu (c. 5,400–600 BCE): Regarded by the Sumerians as the first city; its temple to the god Enki was rebuilt many times from the Ubaid period onward.
Uruk (c. 5,000 BCE – c. 700 CE): Sumerian city on the Euphrates that by about 3100 BCE was probably the largest city in the world, centre of the first urban civilization.
Library of Ashurbanipal (c. 668 BCE): A royal collection of over 30,000 clay tablets and fragments gathered by Ashurbanipal at Nineveh, including the Epic of Gilgamesh; it is a key source for Mesopotamian literature.
Tyre (2,750–501 BCE): Capital of Phoenicia (1150 BCE–501 BCE).
Assur (2,500–609 BCE): Capital of Assyria (1800 BCE–901 BCE), Neo-Assyrian Empire (900 BCE–609 BCE).
Babylon (2,201 BCE – 1 CE): Capital of Babylonia (1800 BCE–601 BCE), Neo-Babylonian Empire (600 BCE–539 BCE), Achaemenid Empire (550 BCE–330 BCE).
Nimrud (c. 1,800–612 BCE): Capital of Assyria (1800 BCE–901 BCE).