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| Postcards from Romania |
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| Histria |
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| Histria was settled in 657 BC by Greek traders and rapidly became a key commercial port, superseding Constanta. But subsequent Goth attacks coupled with the gradual sandlocking of the harbor led to its equally rapid decline. By the 7th century AD the town was abandoned. |
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