07-21-2004, 10:26 AM
Historians divide the history into period for reasons of clarity. For this it doesn't help to use the period's own view as starting point.<br>
When Charlemagne was crowned emperor, he was crowned at Rome and was considered a Roman emperor. The German kings coveted the title of Holy Roman Emperor for centuries to come, wasting their energies accordingly in Italy. The German league was Known as the Holy Roman Empire (heiliges romisches Reich deutcher Nation) until 1806, when it was dissolved by Napoleon. No historian in his right mind would consider this a Roman state.<br>
I think the same would apply to the Byzantine Empire. The only question is: were do we draw the line? <p>Greetings<br>
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Rob Wolters</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=drsrob>drsrob</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/573/16/25731628.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 7/21/04 12:27 pm<br></i>
When Charlemagne was crowned emperor, he was crowned at Rome and was considered a Roman emperor. The German kings coveted the title of Holy Roman Emperor for centuries to come, wasting their energies accordingly in Italy. The German league was Known as the Holy Roman Empire (heiliges romisches Reich deutcher Nation) until 1806, when it was dissolved by Napoleon. No historian in his right mind would consider this a Roman state.<br>
I think the same would apply to the Byzantine Empire. The only question is: were do we draw the line? <p>Greetings<br>
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Rob Wolters</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=drsrob>drsrob</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/573/16/25731628.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 7/21/04 12:27 pm<br></i>
drsrob a.k.a. Rob Wolters
