Who is the heir and proper successor to the Roman Empire?

There is no successor to Rome. It was a singular event in world-history.

Russia, Rome was split in to parts.
West fell in the 5th century, east aka byzant fell in the 15th century. But before that the daughter of the byzantine emperor was maried of to russia who happend to be orthodox, but the byzantine empire fell. Moscow is called the 3dth rome btw. And the 2 head eagel is a roman symbol. Russia is the legitimate heir.

Britain is the successor to the Athenians, possibly the Romans by extension

European monarchs may have incredibly distant lineage to Roman emperors, the Holy Roman Empire pretty much set up European dynasties

Vatican City

Turkey is the successor of the Ottoman Empire, which is the successor of the East Roman empire.

but the gommies toppled the state except in finland which told told everyone it was going to become its own monarchy, but couldn't find a fitting man to be king and so turned into a republic that is a significant local military power, like rome originally was
full circle

finland

this picture triggers me

only real answer desu
everyone else is just we wuzzing

>Turkey is the successor of the Ottoman Empire
lol

This.

Rome fell and get over it you dumb fucks
You guys are worse that we wuzer because at least they aknowledge that it's past.

Napoleon and then, Hitler