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I'd include France, Germany and most of Europe. But they have not been as historically dominant, even if it was a close call.
by stephc_int13 4y ago
I'd include France, Germany and most of Europe. But they have not been as historically dominant, even if it was a close call.
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoIn fact, both "kaiser" and "czar" came from "caesar". Imperial Russia and Imperial Germany both thought of themselves as descending from Rome.
- tsimionescu 4y agoKaiser was also used by the Habsburgs as rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and later Imperial Austria.
- WastingMyTime89 4y agoThat’s a very English-speaking country point of view.
- mcv 4y agoA weird claim. Not only have France and Germany been incredibly dominant throughout history, the Holy Roman Empire was pretty explicitly claimed to be a successor. France is the successor to Charlemagne's empire, who was crowned Emperor of the Romans. I'm curious what claim you think Spain, Great Britain, not to mention Netherlands or the US have to be considered successors of Rome.