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2022EUROMED – Ancient Cities of the Mediterranean, Pula – Pola (C) - First Day Cover

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Technical details
  • 11.07.2022
  • Dean Roksandić, designer from Zagreb
  • AKD d.o.o., Zagreb
  • Offset Printing
  • Multicolor
  • 48.28 x 29.82 mm
  • 12.30 HRK
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About EUROMED – Ancient Cities of the Mediterranean, Pula – Pola (C)

The Roman colony of Pola (Colonia Pietas Iulia Pola) was founded in the middle of the 1st century BCE at the site of a Histrian hillfort situated on a hilltop. The land configuration determined the arrangement of streets, public and private buildings, the position of the forum and the city walls, making the ancient Pula – Pola an exceptional example of Roman urban planning. The builders adapted to the slope of the hill, so instead of having a network of streets intersecting at right angles, Pula – Pola has a pattern of a “spider web”.

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