5000 BC First people on Malta: Ghar Dalam Cave about 7,400 years ago: near end of video (after 2.30 minutes) 3600-2000 BC Malta's 'Megalithic' temples are the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world, older than the Pyramids. (near end of video) 800-480 BC Phoenician rule 700-600 BC Greek influence. 480-218 BC Carthaginian rule. 218 BC Roman rule begins. 60 AD Shipwreck of St. Paul on Malta. 395-870 AD Byzantine rule. 870-1090 AD Arab rule. 1091-1194 AD Norman rule. 1283-1412 Aragonese rule. 1412-1530 Aragonese and Castilian rule. 1350 Establishment of Maltese Nobility. 1530 Knights of St. John take possession 1800 British rule begins. Valetta, with its Baroque architecture, is a World Heritage City (near start of video). Across Grand Harbour from Valetta are the Three Cities: Vittoriosa, Cospicua and Senglea (after 1.30 minutes).