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The Roman Empire lives on today. Turkey is the legitimate continuation of the Roman Empire
by TonyStr 3mo ago
The Roman Empire lives on today. Turkey is the legitimate continuation of the Roman Empire
- flohofwoe 3mo agoMaybe in Erdogans dreams ;) (
- Mr_Minderbinder 3mo agoThat claim rests on their being the successor to another state (the Ottoman Empire) whose claim rests on the right of conquest. “Roman Emperor” was one of the titles of the Ottoman sultans and it received some recognition from both their subjects (who continued to call themselves “Roman” for centuries) and other states.