Three European 'Romes'

Rome, Constantinople, Moscow is the capital of three successful empires. The Roman Empire was born in 476 AD, but the Byzantine Empire kept Roman culture until the fall of 1453. However, because the Russian empire was responsible for maintaining heritage, the culture of Rome did not disappear. Cultural communication between these three civilizations had a positive impact on all the empires. The Byzantine Empire borrowed Roman architecture, religion and law. Moscow adopted the dictatorship of the Byzantine Empire, letters and religion, ie Constantinople.

One obsession often encountered by the various rulers of Europe is the resurrection of the Roman Empire. For a long time the city of Rome was considered the political center of the European world, and it became synonymous with political power. When Emperor Constantine suddenly moved the capital of Rome to Constantinople, the situation did not change. According to their customs, people just started calling the new capital the second Roman. After the centuries of military struggle, moral collapse, and political bankruptcy in 476, the first Romans, or the rest of the ruins, eventually entered the barbarian 's arms. It no longer owned the ancient capital, but the Roman Empire continued prosperity in the eastern part.

The third Roman is a virtual successor to the Roman heritage ("First Rome"). The second Roma is usually called Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, which is informally known as "New Rome", or one of the successors of the Western Roman Empire like the Papal State or the Holy Roman Empire. Known as a theological and political concept of "Moscow is the third Roman", it was founded in the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the 15th to the 16th century.

It was never completely European master, but with the Pope - the Roman Empire was a medieval pan-European pan-American system. Louis 1 II is the successor of Charlemagne is, but if it were not for his father the concept of "empire" was believed that summarize the Europe, various rulers of the African continent had a different idea. At the time of 888 years, France, Germany, Italy are all divided, in a large part of the Middle Ages, Empire but had ruled only Germany and northern Italy, the special relationship between the Pope ensure its excellent position I made it. Other kingdom, especially the United Kingdom and France, questioned the assertion of the "holy empire" of Germany, has caused controversy for the leadership of Europe, and it continues today. Nevertheless, the Holy Roman Empire was to maintain the idea of ​​a unified Europe by stay in touch with the Roman kingdom and Charlemagne.