Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] oldest purely &#39;fiat&#39; international boundary?<br/>
Date: Dec 05, 2001 @ 02:28<br/>
Author: Emil Boasson (Emil Boasson &lt;eb3@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1334599746">What about the Great Wall of China, the Wall between Britannia and <br/>
Scotia?  The early Chinese Kingdoms had borders, authoritative or <br/>
arbitrary.  What about lands described in the Old Testament.  Egypt and <br/>
others.?<br/>
Emil<br/>
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David Mark wrote:<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="qreply"> &gt;What do you think is the oldest example of a purely &quot;fiat&quot; international<br/>
&gt;boundary? A purely fiat boudnary is one which is drawn independently of<br/>
&gt;any features on the earth&#39;s surface-- a straight line, an arc of a circle,<br/>
&gt;etc.  Can anyone give an example of such a boundary from ancient times?<br/>
&gt;By international we mean a boundary between two independent kingdoms or<br/>
&gt;realms. Negotiated, demarked boudnaries that follow drainage divides or<br/>
&gt;rivers don&#39;t count. I suspect that the Romans had them, perhaps earlier<br/>
&gt;groups, but cannot cite an example. My colleague suggests that they began<br/>
&gt;in the &#39;colonial&#39; period of the last 500-600 years. (The oldest of thise<br/>
&gt;would be interesting too.)<br/>
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