>Charlemagne wanted to marry Irene of Athens >Irene "seriously considered" it >she was persuaded not to by one of her beta orbiters who wanted to usurp the throne for his brother WE COULD'VE HAD A RESTORATION OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
It would not have led to an actual union between the two but it could have definitely been a step in the right direction in rebuilding ties between the East and West. Charlemagne should have been crowned Western Roman Emperor.
Aiden Powell
How did the Franks destroy Rome? Hell, by Charlemagne's time they'd already mixed so much with the Romano-Gauls there that they were as much Western Roman than old Frank.
Colton Fisher
>Khan'd
Carter Evans
>inherits east and western roman empires. >becomes high king of Rome. >invades Spain and btfo's the Umayyads. >cripples abbassids in the east.
Grayson Phillips
>A barbarian larper becomes emperor of Rome despite having no claim to the Roman throne in Constantinople