The city is knownas the City ofWanderingandPatagoniaTown,City ofthe Caesarsisamythicalcitybelieved to belocatedat the southern tipof South Americain the area knownasPatagonia.Citywas neverfound, and atthis pointis considered morelegendthananything else,according tocolonialexplorerssaid the citywasfounded by thesurvivors ofaSpanishshipwreck,andis believed tohave a large numberof goldandjewelery.Over time,a number oflegends haveformed around theCityof theCaesars, sayingthat it wasinhabitedby 10-foottallgiant,andadmythicalghost townthat canappear anddisappearat will.
9. Troy
TroyHomer'sfamousepicpoemwithin,Troyonce-legendarycity locatedin modern Turkey.Known asthe siteofthe Trojan War, which isone ofthe best filmsmnurut1anegan ..AncientTroyis someonestrongfortified citythat stands ona hillnear the riverScamander.Coastal locationallowed it tobecomea naval power,and theplainsnearbylandavailablefor agricultureis good.was firstexcavated inthe 1870s byHeinrichSchliemann,different citieson the site,whichfor yearshas been builton top of eachother.Although itwas once aseat of powerlooming, the result ofmany years ofdiggingand oftenlootedby tourists.
8. The Lost City of Z
Supposedlylocated deepin thejungles of Brazil, the citylostZsaid asan advanced civilizationwith asophisticatednetwork ofbridges,roads,and temples.SpeculationaboutZbegan afterthe document wasfound in whicha Portuguese explorerconfirmed thathehad visitedthe city in1753,but otherwisethere is no evidenceof its existencehas ever been found.Zis thecity's mostfamousexplorersto attractinterest ofPercyFawcett,whoin 1925disappeared without atrace whilesearching,andover the yearsa number ofother adventurershave died or disappeared,whileon the trail.In recent years,a city knownasthe Amazon RainforestKuhikugufoundevidence to suggestthe castle andsophisticated techniques.
7. Petra
PetraJordanis locatednear the Dead Seaandis believed to havebeen aNabataeancaravantrade center.The most prominent featureis thebeautiful stonearchitecture, carvedfrom therockof the surrounding mountains.Petraa city witha natural fortresswhen it was establishedas the capitalin 100BC,andevidence suggeststhatmanyfeatures ofother technological advancessuch asdamsand reservoirs,which helpsthe residentsthefloodchannelandstore waterfor usein timesof drought.Afterhundreds ofyears ofprosperity, the citywentintodeclineafter theRomansconquered the region,andthe363-yearearthquakewhich destroyedseveral buildings andinfrastructureparalyzed.Petrawas eventually abandoned,anditstoodfor yearsin the desertbeforerevealedto the worldat largein 1812by a Swiss explorer.
6. El Dorado
El Doradoisamythicalempiresupposedlyfound in thejungles of South America.It literally means"TheGoldenone"in Spanish,the city issaid to be ledbya strong kingand holduntoldrichesof goldandjewelry.At the timeof theconquistadors, the citywasthe subject ofconstantfascination,and severaldisastrousexpeditions launchedin the search.The mostfamous of thesewas ledbyGonzaloPizarro,whoin 1541led a group of300 soldiersand severalthousandIndiansinto thewoods tosearch forElDorado.They foundno evidence of thecityor property,andafter itwas destroyedby disease, starvation,and attacksbynatives,the expeditionwas abandoned.
5. Memphis
Establishedin the year3100BC,Memphiswas the capital ofancient Egypt, andserved asthe administrative centerof civilizationfor hundreds ofyears beforethe rise ofThebesandwas left withAlexandria.At its peak,Memphishas an estimatedpopulation of over30,000,whichwouldmake itthe largestcity ofantiquity.For years,Memphislocationis lost,andit isa matter of debateamongarchaeologistsbefore itwas rediscovered byNapoleon's expeditioninthe late 1700s,unfortunately, the stonesof theruinshave beenadaptedtobuild settlementsnearby, andmany important partsof thesite remainslost tohistorians.
4. Angkor
CambodiaAngkorregionserved as thecenter of powerforthe Khmer Empirefrom 800AD tothe 1400's.The areawas abandonedaftera slowdeclinethat ended withan invasion bythe Thai armyin 1431, leavingthe big city andthousands of Buddhist templesto bereclaimedby the jungle.The city isrelatively untoucheduntilthe 1800s,when a group ofFrencharchaeologistsbegan torecover.FamousAngkorWattemplesare generallyconsidered to bethe largestreligious monumentthere.
3. Pompeii
Roman city of Pompeiiwasdestroyed inAD 79after thecloseof the volcanoVesuviuserupted andburied the entirecommunity under 60feet of ashandrock.The city isestimated tohave about 20,000residentsat the time,anditis consideredas one of theprimevacation spotfor the upscalecommunity of Rome.After theeruption, the ruinsstood for1,700 yearsbeforebeing accidentallyrediscovered in1748bythe workerstobuild thepalace ofthe King ofNaples,and has sincebeen aconstant source ofPompeiiexcavationsbyarchaeologists.Ironically,the devastation caused byVesuvius,thepdathenmenengelamkanwith so manywall paintingsand sculptures,makingPompeiiessential partof modernhistorians'understanding of lifein ancient Rome.andonly foundthe remainsof thecity.
2. Atlantis
Atthis point itis quiteeasy to writeAtlantisoff asnothing morethana myth,butthislegendarycityhas been a sourceof speculationsince thephilosopherPlatofirst wroteabout it in360 BCdescribed byPlatoasan advanced civilizationand agreatnaval power,Atlantissaid to haveconquered most ofEurope beforesinkinginto the seaas aresult of somekind ofenvironmental disaster.WhilePlato's storyseenby mostasa work of fiction,witha description of agreatcivilizationyearsahead of its timetechnology hascaptured the imagination ofmany writersand aspiringadventurer,andthere area lot ofexpeditionslaunched tosearch forthis city.
1. Machu Picch
MachuPicchusecludedtownnear theUrubambaValleyinPeru,the city was neverfound andplunderedby the conquistadors,andnot untilhistorianHiramBinghamvisitedin 1911itbecameknown outsidethe region.The city is dividedinto districts,and featuresover 140different structuresbounded bystone wallsarepolished.It is saidtohave been built inthe 1400'sby the Incasand was abandonedlessthan 100years later,most likelywhenthe populationisremovedbysmallpoxbrought over fromEurope.There ismuch speculation aboutwhatused toMachuPicchu,andalso whythe Incaschosesucha strangebuildingat the site.Somepeople say thisis a temple ofsorts,while others arguethat it was usedas a prison,butbaru2researchsuggests thatitmay bea personaltreasureInca emperorPachacuti,andthe locationwas chosenbecause ofthe nearbymountainsprominently inIncamythology.
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