# Military Periods

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 7, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-periods/307273 "2005-06-07T07:08:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-periods/307273/21 "2005-06-08T02:09:46Z")

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> [@Little Nemo](#):
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> and the time when European armies were about to start conquering the world.

Only if you factor in the Americas. In the “Old World” Europe was still 2-3 centuries from dominance ( really the 18th century was the watershed ).

- Tamerlane

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