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Overview of the ruins of Volubilis located in the middle of a fertile plain about 33km north of Meknès in northern Morocco, near the heights of the Atlas Mountains. Volubilis developed from the 3rd century CE onwards and became an important outpost of the Roman Empire.
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APA Style
Raddato, C. (2018, March 05). Volubilis. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8246/volubilis/
Chicago Style
Raddato, Carole. "Volubilis." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 05, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8246/volubilis/.
MLA Style
Raddato, Carole. "Volubilis." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 05 Mar 2018. Web. 22 Mar 2023.
