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I'm learning about the byzantine empire right now, and I find it so fascinating that the roman empire finally fell less than 40 years before the Americas were "
by throwaway6734 4y ago
I'm learning about the byzantine empire right now, and I find it so fascinating that the roman empire finally fell less than 40 years before the Americas were "discovered".
- ngoilapites 4y agoA Russian author quoted by Kissinger in Diplomacy claims that Russia is the continuation of The Roman Empire, not sure this is just nationalism or a grounded thesis.
- v7n 4y agoGoing with The Meme[0], Constantine XI[1] was the last Byzantine emperor until his death and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. The line of succession, ignoring dead empires and bought titles, is supposedly brother (Thomas) > nephew (Andreas, son of Thomas) > niece (Zoe, sister of Andreas) > Grand Prince of Moscow (Ivan III, through marriage with Zoe) > Tsar of the Russian Empire (grandson of Ivan III) [0] https://i.imgur.com/tolQ9ih.png https://i.imgur.com/tolQ9ih.png [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos
- ngoilapites 4y agoSo the tsar is derived from caesar. Interesting!