09-26-2012, 06:27 PM
Quote:Eleatic Guest post=321411 Wrote:1806 end of Western Roman Empire
Lol, holy Roman Empire (so called).
The Holy Roman Empire was widely regarded throughout the medieval period as the continuation of the Roman Empire at least in the west. One can argue that's what counts, not the anachronistic views of people born hundreds of years later.
Who knows, perhaps future people won't view or name Great Britain or the USA as these states once the share of its white founding people has plummeted to a minority status. Just as historians renamed retrospectively the (Eastern) Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire once its ethnic and cultural substrate had turnt from Roman to Greek. Then future generations will laugh at you when you claim that the USA or GB of 1950 is the same state as that of 2050. :wink:
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
