posted on Jul, 13 2008 @ 11:25 AM
The chart
The cities have been listed because either the archaeological record has shown, or documents have supported the claim, that the settlement was in
existence at the time given. However, presence here should in no way indicate that there is total consensus over the date the city was founded —
differences in opinion can result from different definitions of "city" (usually relating to the population size) as well as "continuously
inhabited" (relating to changing population size; changes in location and changes in name). Additionally, where an approximate date has been given,
the date was treated as the lower end of the estimate for the purposes of the table.
[edit on 13/7/08 by Hanslune]