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== Thalassocracy == | == Thalassocracy == | ||
* also known as | |||
* "maritime empire | ** "maritime empire | ||
** naval supremacy | ** naval supremacy | ||
** "stato de mar" | ** "stato de mar" | ||
* poet Ralph Waldo Emerson observed that<pre> | |||
* poet Ralph Waldo Emerson | |||
The most advanced nations are always those who navigate the most. | The most advanced nations are always those who navigate the most. | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
=== ancient thalossocracies === | |||
* Phoenician states, 6th-2nd century B.C. | * Phoenician states, 6th-2nd century B.C. | ||
*[[File:Phoenician trade routes (eng).svg|thumb|Major Phoenician trade networks (c. 1200–800 BC)]] | *[[File:Phoenician trade routes (eng).svg|thumb|Major Phoenician trade networks (c. 1200–800 BC)]] | ||
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* Athenian Empire, Aegean Sea, 5th to 4th centuries BC | * Athenian Empire, Aegean Sea, 5th to 4th centuries BC | ||
* Chola dynasty of Tamil (southern) India, 4th century BC | * Chola dynasty of Tamil (southern) India, 4th century BC | ||
=== medieval thalossocracies === | |||
* Medieval Cholas, 9th-13th centuries AD | * Medieval Cholas, 9th-13th centuries AD | ||
* Srivijaya in Sumatra (modern Indonesia), Buddhist 7th to 12 centuries, AD | * Srivijaya in Sumatra (modern Indonesia), Buddhist 7th to 12 centuries, AD | ||
* Majapahit, Hindu-Buddhist trade/ maritime empire , Southeast Asia, 13th to 15th centuries | * Majapahit, Hindu-Buddhist trade/ maritime empire , Southeast Asia, 13th to 15th centuries | ||
=== Italian late middle ages thalossocracies === | |||
* Italian maritime / merchant states: | * Italian maritime / merchant states: | ||
** Genoa | ** Genoa | ||
** Venice, 13th to 15th centuries AD, maintained shipyards ("[[wikipedia:Venetian_navy|Arsenal]]") across trade destinations across the Mediterranean and Black seas | ** Venice, 13th to 15th centuries AD, maintained shipyards ("[[wikipedia:Venetian_navy|Arsenal]]") across trade destinations across the Mediterranean and Black seas | ||
=== Age of Discovery thalossocracies === | |||
* European trade/ maritime empires (in order of prominence) | * European trade/ maritime empires (in order of prominence) | ||
** Portuguese Empire | ** Portuguese Empire | ||
** Spanish Empire | ** Spanish Empire | ||
** Dutch Empire | ** Dutch Empire | ||
=== early modern thalossocracies === | |||
** British empire | ** British empire | ||
* Omani Empire, Muslim trade/ maritime empire of eastern Arabian peninsula and East Africa, 18th and 19th centuries AD | * Omani Empire, Muslim trade/ maritime empire of eastern Arabian peninsula and East Africa, 18th and 19th centuries AD | ||