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| − | '''City-states''' are extremely small sovereign [[Nation|nations]], usually only containing a city after which they are named. Examples include [[Sparta]], [[Athens]], and [[Andorra]]. | + | '''City-states''' are extremely small sovereign [[Nation|nations]], usually only containing a 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. Examples include [[Sparta]], [[Athens]], [[Corinth]] and [[Andorra]]. |
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Revision as of 19:22, June 18, 2007
City-states are extremely small sovereign nations, usually only containing a 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. Examples include Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Andorra.