Historical Cities

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City burnt down by Mount Vesuvius	Pompeii
The other one burnt by Mount Vesuvius	Herculaneum
Named after King Midas's father, and famous for a knot problem, solved by alexander the great	Gordium
A wealthy Greek city swallowed by the sea after an earthquake in 373 BCE, sometimes called the “real Atlantis.”	Helike
Capital of the Minoans, an ancient city in modern day Cyprus	Knossus
Where Hannibal is from	Carthage
Where Alexander the Great was Born	Pella
The first capital of Egypt founded by King Menes	Memphis
Also was Egypt's capital, with its remains in Luxor	Thebes
In Libya, Founded by the Phoenicians, and has been part of the Carthaginian empire, and roman empire.	Leptis Magna
A Roman city built by Emperor Trajan in Algeria	Timgad

Hint	Answer
Menelaus, enraged by the abduction of his wife, sought the help of his brother Agamemnon, destroyed this city	Troy
The capital of the Assyrian Empire, once stood as one of the world’s largest cities in the 7th century BCE, but was destroyed by the Babylonians	Nineveh
Persian ceremonial capital, burned by Alexander the Great.	Persepolis
Built by the Nabateans, a city in Jordan known for being built into rock	Petra
Originally built as the capital of the ancient kingdom of Khmer. Known for having the largest Hindu temple that later became Buddhist	Angkor
City where Lots wife was turned into a pilar of salt	Sodom and Gommorah
Where a tower to reach God was built, and is featured in a Boney M song	Babylon
Famous Inca ruins	Machu Picchu
Last great capital of the Mayan Civilisation	Mayapan
Capital of the Aztec empire, (former name of Mexico city)	Tenochtitlan