Paris
History's Greatest Cities
The Growth of Paris in the Middle Ages
The Romans effectively left the city declined. What changed to kickstart the growth of Paris those centuries later? The Franks, a Germanic tribe which had invaded much of Gaul and in particularly that north-east corner down to Paris. And I think it could claim from the 12th and 13th century to be the intellectual hub, the intellectual center of Western Europe.
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