Independant state |
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Dependant state |
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Part of a state: roman diocese, eyalet etc. |
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Sub-part of a state: province, county etc. |
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Boundary between independant states |
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Boundaries between parts of states |
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Boundaries between sub-parts of states |
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Uncertain boundaries |
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Rough territories |
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Unknown region (in white) |
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Not well known population or status |
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Names are written in latin from AD 1 to AD 500 and in english from
AD 600 on. Modern notions such as "borders" or "state" do not
correspond to
ancient political facts. That is why graduate colors towards white are
often used. |