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Western Europe is a pretty small slice of the world, and they've had peace for half a century, which on the scale of multiple centuries, is hardly cause to cele
by ryanwaggoner 17y ago
Western Europe is a pretty small slice of the world, and they've had peace for half a century, which on the scale of multiple centuries, is hardly cause to celebrate the dawning of the age of aquarius. I'm sure this isn't the first 50-year period without war in Western Europe.
- berntb 17y ago>>I'm sure this isn't the first 50-year period without war in Western Europe. I really doubt that. (Well, as long as we limit ourselves to times when there were Homo Sapiens in Europe.) Also, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_peace_theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_peace_theory
- pg 17y agoI'm sure this isn't the first 50-year period without war in Western Europe. Name one.
- rms 17y agoA search for "period without war in Western Europe" goes to this thread.
- apsec112 17y ago100-150 AD.
- pg 17y agoThe society Tacitus describes in the Germania in 98 is one constantly at war. See e.g. chapters 13 and 14: http://www.unrv.com/tacitus/tacitus-germania-3.php http://www.unrv.com/tacitus/tacitus-germania-3.php