History of Bucharest
The history of Bucharest covers the time from the early settlements on the locality's territory (and that of the surrounding area in Ilfov County) until its modern existence as a city, capital of Wallachia, and present-day capital of Romania. == Prehistory == The territory of present-day Bucharest has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic age - the earliest evidence of human life tracing back to this era.