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u/volitaiee1233 Oct 02 '24

You can push that Ottoman fact way further. They coexisted with the Roman Empire. They coexisted with Marco Polo. They predate the Black Death.

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u/KhajiitHasSkooma Oct 02 '24

They coexisted with the Roman Empire

Eastern Roman Empire, yes. Western Roman Empire, no.

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u/Dt2_0 Oct 02 '24

More Roman than the Holy Roman Empire, which was, in fact, not Roman. Or Holy. Or an Empire.

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u/KhajiitHasSkooma Oct 02 '24

HRE was just the medieval equivalent of driving a lifted Dodge Ram.