Málaga

Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe [1]. According to most scholars, it was founded about 770 BC by the Phoenicians from Tyre as Malaka [1]. The town controlled access to the Guadalmedina and served as a waypoint on trade routes between Phoenicia and the Strait of Gibraltar [1]. Like other Phoenician colonies, it fell under Carthaginian rule during the 6th or 5th century BC [1]. The Phoenician and Later Roman urban core developed around an area running from the Gibralfaro Hill to the mouth of the Malaca flumen (Guadalmedina) [1]. The oldest architectural remains in the city are the walls of the Phoenician city [1]. The Roman theatre of Málaga, which dates from the 1st century BC, was rediscovered in 1951 [1].