Editing Volantis (section)

===Foundation===
[[File:HBO Volantis season 2.png|thumb|350px|Volantis in supplemental Blu-ray content from ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.]]
Volantis is the oldest of the Free Cities, founded at some point after the destruction of the [[Old Empire of Ghis]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}} It was the first colony of the [[Valyrian Freehold]], her "first daughter".{{ref|ADWD|27}} Established to protect the borders of the Freehold, Volantis was little more than a garrison protected by the [[Black Walls]] for a hundred years.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Volantis}} Wealthy Valyrians used this military outpost to take advantage of trade along the Rhoyne,{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}} however, and settlements quickly grew on both sides of the river. Construction of the [[Long Bridge]] to cross the Rhoyne began under Triarch [[Vhalaso|Vhalaso the Munificent]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Volantis}}