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> were city states They were not however geographically confined to their city-state, but controlled militarily a number of outposts , making them mini-empires
by return0 9y ago
> were city states
They were not however geographically confined to their city-state, but controlled militarily a number of outposts , making them mini-empires in places where there were yet no borders.
- dmichulke 9y agoI think the minimum distance from any point within the territory to a border is more important for this dynamic to hold than the maximum distance between two points in the territory.
- return0 9y agoit is not even that important to define territory. venice for example cared about the naval routes rather than territory.