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Volubilis
Mauretania Tingitana · Roman province·Morocco·Founded 3rd c. BCE (Berber)
Frontier city at the edge of the empire, only recently annexed (44 CE). Olive-oil boom town.
An uninhabited UNESCO World Heritage site near Meknes, Morocco; abandoned in the 11th century, its stones later quarried to help build Meknes.
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