A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. They have existed in many parts of the world since the dawn of history, including cities such as Rome, Athens, Sparta, Carthage, and the Italian city-states during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, such as Florence, Venice, Genoa and Milan.

Republic of China (Taiwan) In Taiwan Area under the administrative division system of the Republic of China, some cities are directly administered by the Executive Yuan, some are administered by provinces (the province of Taiwan is nominal), and some are subordinate to counties.The centrally-administered (Taipei City, Kaohsiung City, New Taipei City, Taichung …

Epidaurus (Greek: Ἐπίδαυρος) was a small city in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf.Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros: Palaia Epidavros and Nea Epidavros.Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epidaurus, part of the regional unit of Argolis.The seat of the municipality is the town Lygourio. The nearby sanctuary and ancient …

City State Other Affiliations Baptist Bible College: Springfield: Missouri: Central Christian College of Kansas: McPherson: Kansas: Sooner Athletic Conference College of the Ozarks: Point Lookout: Missouri: Dallas Baptist University: Dallas: Texas: Missouri Valley (NCAA Division I), baseball; Lone Star (Division II), others Ecclesia College ...

History. Winston-Salem State University was founded as Slater Industrial Academy on September 28, 1892. It began with 25 pupils and one teacher in a one-room frame structure. By 1895 the school was recognized by the State of North Carolina and in 1899 it was chartered by the state as Slater Industrial and Slater Normal School.. In 1925, the North Carolina General …

Tenochtitlan, also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, was a large Mexican altepetl in what is now the historic center of Mexico City.The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear. The date 13 March 1325 was chosen in 1925 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the city. The city was built on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico.

Corinth (/ ˈ k ɒr ɪ n θ / KORR-inth; Greek: Κόρινθος, romanized: Kórinthos, Modern Greek pronunciation: [ˈkorinθos] ()) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece.Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality of Corinth, of which it is the seat and a ...

The Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State (Latin: Corps Gendarmerie Civitatis Vaticanae, Italian: Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano) is the gendarmerie, or police and security force, of Vatican City and the extraterritorial properties of the Holy See.It was founded in 1816 as Corps of Gendarmes by Pope Pius VII, renamed the Central Security Office …

The history of Goa dates back to prehistoric times, though the present-day state of Goa was only established as recently as 1987. In spite of being India's smallest state by area, Goa's history is both long and diverse.It shares a lot of similarities with Indian history, especially with regard to colonial influences and a multi-cultural aesthetic.. The Usgalimal rock engravings, belonging to ...

Jun 04, 2019 · Simply stated, a city-state is an independent country that exists completely within the borders of a single city. Originating in late 19th century England, the term has also been applied to the early world superpower cities such as ancient Rome, Carthage, Athens, and Sparta.Today, Monaco, Singapore, and Vatican City are considered the only true city-states.