Viggen Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 I just found an old game of mine called "Die Patrizier". It was a popular "management style" computer game about the "Hanseatic League"... I wonder how many of you know anything about the "Hanseatic League". This alliance of trading guilds from the 13th to the 17th century was very unique. It was as far as i know the first economic "club" that made a real impact without having a sovereign country as support. It was in a way the first commercial "global" player... The Hanseatic League was an organisation of merchants in North Germany, including some 70 cities and 100 to 130 smaller towns. These towns and cities were located in an area that is spread over seven European countries today - from the Zuidersee (Netherlands) in the West to Estonia in the East, and from the Visby (Sweden) in the North to a line from Cologne-Erfurt-Breslau-Krakow in the South. From that base, the Hanseatic traders developed a sphere of economic influence extending in the 16th century from Portugal to Russia, and from Scandinavia to Italy - an area covering 20 European countries today. In its heyday, the Hanseatic League was so powerful that it was able to impose economic blockades against kingdoms and principalities, and in exceptional cases even waged war. from Hanse.org cheers viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEGYPTUS Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 I think I have that game as well. Patricians III Rise of Hanse :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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