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Dear Commons Community,

For history buffs, check out this time-lapse map in the video above, which has boiled down Europe’s  history into just three-and-a-half minutes.  The map traces changes in Europe’s borders from 1000 AD until 2003, and was created using software from the Centennia Historical Atlas.

Watch the empires and nations grow and fall, all accompanied by a great  soundtrack by Hans Zimmer.  Be sure to expand the screen to full size by clicking on [ ] in the lower right corner.

Tony