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| − | '''City-states''' are extremely small sovereign [[nation]]s, usually only containing a single city after which they are named. They were common in ancient [[Greece]] and usually had a fair number of rivalries and political alliances, but would ban together during times of foreign threat. | + | '''City-states''' are extremely small sovereign [[nation]]s, usually only containing a single city after which they are named. They were common in ancient [[Greece]], where they were referred to as ''poleis'' (singular ''polis''), and usually had a fair number of rivalries and political alliances, but would ban together during times of foreign threat. |
Historic examples include [[Sparta]], [[Athens]] and [[Corinth]]. Their infighting, along with the infighting of other Greek city-states, was infamous, but so was their ability to ban together to defeat the [[Persian empire|Persians]] when that great empire sought to absorb Greece. | Historic examples include [[Sparta]], [[Athens]] and [[Corinth]]. Their infighting, along with the infighting of other Greek city-states, was infamous, but so was their ability to ban together to defeat the [[Persian empire|Persians]] when that great empire sought to absorb Greece. | ||
| − | Modern examples of city-states include [[Andorra]] and [[San Marino]]. | + | Modern examples of city-states include [[Andorra]] and [[San Marino]]. Another example is [[Vatican City]].<ref name="HISTORY 2013 l116">{{cite web | title=10 Things You May Not Know About the Vatican | website=HISTORY | date=2013-03-12 | url=https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-vatican | access-date=2023-08-21}}</ref> |
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| − | [[Category:Political Terms]] | + | [[Category:International Political Terms]] |
Latest revision as of 15:56, August 21, 2023
City-states are extremely small sovereign nations, usually only containing a single city after which they are named. They were common in ancient Greece, where they were referred to as poleis (singular polis), and usually had a fair number of rivalries and political alliances, but would ban together during times of foreign threat.
Historic examples include Sparta, Athens and Corinth. Their infighting, along with the infighting of other Greek city-states, was infamous, but so was their ability to ban together to defeat the Persians when that great empire sought to absorb Greece.
Modern examples of city-states include Andorra and San Marino. Another example is Vatican City.[1]
References
- ↑ 10 Things You May Not Know About the Vatican (2013-03-12).
