Top 10 Cities That Disappeared Without Anyone Knowing Why

The very principle of a civilization is to be subsequently erased in favor of a new civilization, which will in turn be swept away by an even newer civilization, which ... What are civilizations based on? On human groupings around central points that usually are called cities. But sometimes, these cities are abandoned all at once without the historians knowing why.

We do not know either.

1. Memphis, Egypt

Memphis, before becoming homonymously a city where guys disguise themselves as Elvis, was the capital of the first nome of Lower Egypt, meaning that it was a regional chief. Well, in fact it was also the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom and a strong economic and religious until quite late (around the fourth century BC). But but but but the competition of Alexandria on the one hand and the religious changes on the other make it less interesting in the eyes of Egyptians and merchants. From there to see it disappear? No doubt, but will know how and why the city was totally abandoned in the seventh century and became a place where we stored materials quarried ...

2. Bulla Regia

This archeological site in northern Tunisia has Berber origins and served as a stopover point on the road to Carthage. Having become the capital of a numid kingdom after the Roman invasions, the city is romanized and adopts a grid plan like ancient Greece. But under the Byzantine Empire, the city gradually decline and then we do not hear about it anymore. For a long time, the researchers thought that an event (a war or a natural disaster) had caused a massive departure of the population, but the current research evokes rather a progressive erasure. Without really knowing why.

3. Volubilis

Romanized Berber city became capital of the kingdom of Mauritania, Volubilis was a city rich in agricultural possibilities and whose ruins reflect an undeniable opulence. This is where the founding dynasty of Morocco came into being. During the Islamic conquest, in the seventh century, Volubilis managed to obtain relative independence. But it loses its importance by abandoning its status of capital for the benefit of Fez and is seen gradually abandoned, even if it remains inhabited until the fifteenth century. Why do we abandon a city? Hard to know.

4. Tiraline

While there, we know why she disappeared, but the story is interesting enough to be told: Tiraline was, according to legend, a sunken city located 7 kilometers offshore, off Safi. Many divers make sure they have seen the sunken city under the sea. Tiraline was also one of Commander Cousteau's goals before his death.

5. Timgad

Founded by Emperor Trajan in 100 on the current Algerian territory, Timgad was a Roman colony populated mainly by Roman citizens detached. During the Byzantine reconquest, after the wars against Muslims, the city took dear. It still continued to be inhabited until the eighth century, but no source can understand why the city was completely abandoned. Timgad a place?

6. Palenque

This Mayan city located in Chiapas was an important stronghold during the empire, especially for its architecture. The city was of medium size and did not act as capital, but it occupied a religious and political role not insignificant until the seventh century. But from the ninth century, it was the object of a massive desertion in that we really know why. Palenque has survived for several years at the rhythm of agricultural seasons, but in the absence of centralizing power, the forest has gradually regained its rights and until the city was completely abandoned, around the sixteenth century.

7. Teotihuacan

The end of the most famous Mayan city is still a mystery today. For a long time, historians thought that the city had been burned by warriors from outside, forcing the population to escape; but more recent research suggests instead that the city was set on fire by rioters from within. It is estimated that the decline of the city in the 6th century could be linked to a massive rural exodus due to drought and that bad decisions made by the government would have led to revolts.

8. Malden

This tiny island in the Pacific Ocean is home to strange ruins whose provenance is unknown and hard to date. Still, when the island was discovered in 1825, it was totally uninhabited. What happened to his population? Why did she disappear? Where did she come from? And I do not know my friend.

9. Cahokia

This huge Native American city located on the current territory of Illinois was built on mounds of land and had all the modern comforts of a city, such as market places and other stuff found in almost all civilizations. It is estimated that the city was home to up to 40,000 people, but no plausible hypothesis can explain the reason for its desertion.

10. The Great Zimbabwe

This set of ruins seems to draw an old stronghold that could accommodate tens of thousands of people. We know that this was an important commercial crossroads on the Silk Road where merchants hurry. But all that remains is ruins of the city and no explanation can be advanced as to its collapse. And to say that one day we will say the same thing of Paris ..

More Interested Posts:-

Top 10 Countries Where We Eat The Best In The World
Top Some Best Places That The World Loves
Some Best Most Beautiful Places In The World - 2019