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Miletus ancient South Agora marble propylaeum, Faustina baths, and Aegean plain.
Miletus South Agora and Harbor at Didim, Aydın, Birthplace of Hecataeus (550 BC), Creator of the World's First Map

Historical event

MÖ 510Ionia & Aeolisdeniz-doga

Creation of the World's First Known Geographic Map by Hecataeus of Miletus (510 BC)

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Creation of the World's First Known Geographic Map (510 BC) established Hecataeus of Miletus as the pioneer of world cartography.

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Historical event · MÖ 510 · deniz-doga

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  • Ionia & Aeolis

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