RZM

Nice timelaps of the last 1000 year in Europe .. And now some might understood why Europe is difficult to grasp?

Diclotican

What;s interesting is Germany was once a cluster of over 100 mini-states until united by the kaiser maybe?

Until the late 19th century, when they were united by Prussia, which was the largest and most powerful German state.

One thing I noticed was that the music (which is from 'Inception') changes right as Poland disappears from the map.

Term has been in use since Julius and his Roman successors ran the region until ~440 CE or so.
The term usually defines the ruler over many lesser territories, if memory serves (which these days is just occasionally) --- explains the "count-less" castles thereabouts.

The Modern German pronunciation of "Kaiser" is the same as the Classical Latin pronunciation of "Caesar".

Thanks RZM.

K&R

I just wonder how much violence had to be endured to make all those changes.

We Americuns of many generations don't have all that turmoil in our family histories.

I hope that at least a few people watch this video and realize that "old Europe" isn't very old at all.

I'm a very visual person and love historical maps.