[umeshunni]

This has probably been true only in the last 300? 500? years. Before that, things were the same for 1000+ years for most of civilization, barring any large invasions from neighboring kingdoms, or some far away empire (mongols etc).

[petre]

> barring any large invasions from neighboring kingdoms, or some far away empire (mongols etc).

Russians? It's still true today.

[7bit]

What a load of bollocks, that can only be said by someone who clearly hasn't read a history book in his entire life ...