👍Maximum Derek👍

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  • The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman empire - we really on refer to them differently for temporal convenience. The west were the Latin speakers and the east were the Greek speakers (as least for the first half-millennium). And many people still called themselves Emperor of Rome, in a continuous succession, after the fall of the west. For quite a while one of the Pope’s titles was (legitimately) Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

    By the 20th century it was down to 3 rightful heirs, all trying to make Europe recognize them as THE Emperor. But in the mean time their empires still recognized them as such.


  • It can be argued that the Roman empire didn’t truly end until WWI in 1918, 106 years ago.

    The fall of the Byzantine Empire (aka the Eastern Roman Empire) resulted in a number of subdivided but diplomatically aligned states. By the end of the 19th century a number of European powers were still vying for some claim to the lineage of the Roman Empire (and the Emperor title). But as consequence of the war, the German/Prussian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires we’re all dismantled (and France was out or the running because of the revolution) so every entity with a claim was dead or out of power for the first time since the 11th century.











  • This was in the 90’s and Portland had a group of 6 or 8 skinheads that just like to wander and cause trouble. I was just their randomly chosen target. Security was expecting it and had the guy by the shoulders to throw him out before I even realized I was in a fight.

    They’d usually go after the guy we referred to as “Portland’s last Mod” if he was around, but he must have been at another show that night.