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What modern country has the oldest borders?

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If Eratosthenes, who lived from 276BCE to 195 BCE, calculated the circumference of the earth, why didn't Columbus understand how far he would have to travel to arrive in the East Indies?

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Why is the destruction of Rome always referred to as "sacked?" And why haven't other places been sacked?

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What modern country has the oldest borders?	46
If Eratosthenes, who lived from 276BCE to 195 BCE, calculated the circumference of the earth, why didn't Columbus understand how far he would have to travel to arrive in the East Indies?	3
Why is the destruction of Rome always referred to as "sacked?" And why haven't other places been sacked?	3