05-11-2017, 05:23 PM
(05-11-2017, 04:06 PM)Robert Vermaat Wrote: some heroic alien entity. But the new Frankish kings etc sought to emulate the Roman court and coins nonetheless...
Ah, sounds like the long shadow of Rome! (or 'Caesar's Vast Ghost' perhaps?)
Empires of the heart or mind can last for a very long time - for many people, the British empire is alive and well, and the Islamic one too!
Nathan Ross