08-18-2017, 01:44 PM
(08-18-2017, 09:52 AM)noway2 Wrote:(08-18-2017, 04:48 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: Meanwhile, ‘Holy Roman Empire’ was itself a propaganda term trying to legitimize things by referring back to the Roman Empire. It was sort of legit, pertinent at least, in 962 AD. It’s a mild curiosity today.As my high school world history teacher used to say, it wasn't Roman, it wasn't holy, and it wasn't much of an empire.
It lasted a while though. Lots of places would envy that. Otherwise, yah....
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