Pula (Italian Pola, Istro-Venetian Poła, Istrian Puola, Latin Pietas Iulia), a city in western Croatia. It is the largest city of the Istrian County, located on the southwestern part of the Istrian peninsula in a well-protected bay.
The town has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing, shipbuilding and tourism, and is also a transit port. Pula has been the cultural center of Istria since Roman times.
The earliest record of permanent settlement in the area of the city of Pula dates back to the 10th century BC. Kr. The first settlement was founded by the Illyrian tribe Histra, an ancient people who lived in Istria.
The Romans occupied the Istrian peninsula in 177 BC. BC, starting the process of Romanization. The city was raised to the colonial level between 46 - 45 BC. Kr. During this period, the city flourished and reached its peak with around 30,000 inhabitants.
After the civil war of 42 BC. Kr. between the triumvirs Octavian, Antony and Lepidus on one side and Caesar's murderers Brutus and Cassius on the other, Pula sided with Cassius because the city was founded by Cassius Longinus, Cassius' brother. After Octavian's victory at Actium in 31 BC. Kr. the city was destroyed and desolate. However, the city was soon rebuilt at the request of Octavian's daughter Julia, and was named Colonia Pietas Iulia Pola Pollentia Herculanea. Large classical buildings were erected, several of which have survived to this day.
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