Finding the oldest city is a tough task. It involves looking at things like how long people have lived there, what archaeologists find, and old records. Scholars often disagree because they have ...

Colchester - long known as Britain's oldest recorded town - will formally become a city later when its mayor is presented with letters patent. The former Roman settlement was named one of eight ...

Syria's capital, Damascus, has claims to be the oldest continuously occupied city in the world. The name of Damascus was first recorded by the ancient Egyptians in the 15th century BC - and is so ...

Colchester will follow Southend-on-Sea and Chelmsford in gaining city status Thanks to the Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, Colchester - then called Camulodunum - became Britain's first recorded ...