The ancient city of Histria was founded as a Greek colony already in the 7th century BC, making it the oldest colony on the western shore of the Black Sea. Currently, its remains lie in the vicinity of the town of Istria, near the Danube Delta. It is from its ancient Greek name that the name Histria comes.
In the 6th and 5th centuries BC, the city was an important trade and production point as well as a place of worship. Even in the Roman period, it retained its Greek character. It was destroyed in the 3rd century AD as a result of the Goths invasion. After being rebuilt, it existed until the 7th century.
The ruins of Histria were found in 1868 by the French archaeologist Ernest Desjardins. During the archaeological excavations numerous ruins of residential houses, public buildings and temples were discovered. A large part of the streets were also exposed. Among the found exhibits there are, among others ceramic items, terracotta figurines and coins.
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