#Modern daymap of poland free#
Free elections in 19 won Solidarity control of the parliament and the presidency, bringing the communist era to a close. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union "Solidarity" that over time became a political force with over 10 million members. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II.
#Modern daymap of poland series#
During the 18th century, internal disorders weakened the nation, and in a series of agreements between 17, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland among themselves. By the mid-16th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ruled a vast tract of land in Central and Eastern Europe. Though it must have extended some way into this country to border on the kingdom of Nubia.Poland's history as a state began near the middle of the 10th century. To what extent the Roman province of Aegyptus extended into Sudan I am unsure of. Also the campaigns of emperor Marcus Aurelius most likely conquered considerable parts of Slovakia, though they were abandoned by his son Commodus without ever being recognised as a province. Slovakia was home to several forward positions of the Roman frontier system. With emperor Trajan’s annexation of part of the kingdom of Nabatea as the Roman province of Arabia Petraea, a small part of the Red Sea coast of Saudia Arabia became part of the Roman empire. Not an internationally recognized nation, It would have been part of the Roman province of Judaea. If any part of northern Kuwait was part of the short-lived province of Mesopotamia, created by emperor Trajan, I am unsure. With the annexation of the ancient kingdom of Armenia by emperor Trajan part, if not all, of modern day Georgia may have become part of the empire.
Also the campaigns of emperor Marcus Aurelius most likely conquered a considerable amount of Czech territory, though these gains were abandoned by his son Commodus without ever being recognised as a province. The initial conquest of German territories up to the river Elbe under emperor Augustus may well have included a small part of the Czech Republic. With the annexation of the ancient kingdom of Armenia by emperor Trajan part, if not all, of modern day Azerbaijan will have become part of the empire. With the annexation of the ancient kingdom of Armenia by emperor Trajan all of modern day Armenia will have become part of the empire. Other countries which only saw some form of Roman occupation, or of whose effective membership of the empire I am unsure of, are listed in normal print. The principal modern day nations of the Roman Empire are in bold print. Also included are some countries which had some frontline outposts in them. The boundaries drawn in black are an attempt at showing the current day national boundaries in relation to the empire.īelow you find a list of nations which were either definitely part of the Roman empire, or possibly so.
Above is the map of the fullest possible extent of the empire, including eventually abandoned German territories up to the Elbe river, the temporary Dacian, as well as the Armenian and Persian territories of emperor Trajan and the advance to the Antonine Wall in Scotland under emperor Antoninus.
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