History of Plovdiv
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Timeline of events
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6000–5000 BC
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Establishment of the earliest settlements on the territory of modern Plovdiv (Yasa Tepe 1 and Yasa Tepe 2)
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5th century BC
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Ancient Plovdiv was incorporated into the Odrysian kingdom
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347–342 BC
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The Thracian town was conquered by Philip II of Macedon who named it Philippopolis
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46
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Philippopolis was incorporated into the Roman Empire by emperor Claudius
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1st–3rd century
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Philippopolis became the central city of the Roman province Thracia
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250
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The whole city was burned down by the Goths
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4th century
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Philippopolis regained its previous size. The city was part of the Eastern Roman Empire
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836
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Khan Malamir incorporated the city into the First Bulgarian Empire
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976–1014
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Basil II based his army in Philippopolis during the war with Samuel of Bulgaria
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1189
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The city was conquered by the crusader army of Frederick Barbarossa
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1205
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Philippopolis was conquered and raided by the Latin Empire and Kaloyan of Bulgaria
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1371
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Phillipopolis was conquered by the Ottomans. The city name was changed to Filibe
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January 1878
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Plovdiv was liberated from Ottoman rule during the Battle of Philippopolis
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July 1878
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Plovdiv became capital of Eastern Rumelia
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1885
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Plovdiv is at the center of the events that led to the Bulgarian unification
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1920–1960
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Period of industrialization
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1970-1980
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Discovery of the archeological sights in Plovdiv, the Old town was restored
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1999
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Plovdiv hosted European Cultural Month
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2014
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Plovdiv was awarded the title European capital of culture 2019
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