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Actually the Ottomans views themselves as successors to the Roman empire with Mehmed II declaring himself Caesar of Rome. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third
by jbandela1 9y ago
Actually the Ottomans views themselves as successors to the Roman empire with Mehmed II declaring himself
Caesar of Rome. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Rome#Successor_to_Byzantium https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Rome#Successor_to_Byza...
- Amezarak 9y agoA lot of people considered themselves successors to the Romans. It doesn't change the fact that the Ottomans were a radically different culture with different traditions.
- pyroinferno 9y agoEveryone did. The Holy Roman Empire. Roma. Mussolini. And they all have one thing in common. They are not Roman. Well, actually Mussolini might be a hard one to pin, but modern day Italians who significantly developed their culture through the Renaissance are definitely not the same as Ancient Romans.