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They have existed in many parts of the world since the dawn of history, including cities such as Rome, Carthage, Athens and Sparta and the Italian city-states during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, such as Florence, Venice, Genoa and Milan.
city-state, a political system consisting of an independent city having sovereignty over contiguous territory and serving as a centre and leader of political, economic, and cultural life. The term originated in England in the late 19th century and has been applied especially to the cities of ancient Greece , Phoenicia , and Italy and to the ...
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Dec 20, 2023 · A city-state, also known as a polis, was a sovereign state made up of a city and its surrounding territory. These independent city-states emerged in Ancient Greece during the Archaic period (800-500 BCE) and played a crucial role in shaping the region's history.
Mar 31, 2022 · City states, also known as polis, were the separate communities of ancient Greece. Starting as just a few divided areas of land, the polis expanded into over 1,000 different cities. Each had their own governing laws, customs and interests.
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City-states such as Ferrara and Urbino emerged in the Papal States, the area in central Italy controlled by the papacy*. During the Middle Ages both the Holy Roman Empire and the papacy claimed to be the successor to ancient Rome.
The city-states, or polis, really began as small agricultural communities. Over time, the population of these communities increased and the city-states evolved. They developed their own dialects of the Greek language.
Mar 11, 2021 · 545 BCE to 448 BCE. Beginning in the mid-6th century BCE, Persia, arriving from the east, makes trouble for the city-states through a series of sorties and full-scale wars. To resist the Persians, the strongest two city-states, Sparta and Athens, maintain a fragile alliance.
