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Roman Empire Map at its height and over time. Short History and Facts about the Rome from Republic to Empire.

Map of the Roman Empire in CE 117

Incredible vintage map of the Roman Empire with Latin names, created by @StefanZlatkov12

Holy Roman Empire - Holy Roman Empire - Charlemagne, Coronation, Empire: By comparison with Adrian, Pope Leo III (795–816) was a man of inferior calibre. Where Adrian had tried to maintain independence by balancing the Byzantine emperor against the Frankish king, Leo from the first showed subservience to the latter. Both in Constantinople and in Rome the situation was unstable. In Constantinople, after troubles reaching back to 790, the empress Irene had her son Constantine VI blinded and…