Well, truth be told, the Byzantine Empire actually *was* the Roman Empire, and it extended well beyond modern-day Turkey.
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And yet d.c buildings are all built in honor of Rome
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I believe that Henry VIII claimed that England was Rome’s predecessor -See: ‘Act of Supremacy’
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Maybe maybe not
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There was just one ROME.. others just tried
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Let’s get real, the United States is the next great empire (good or bad)
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Note that this map has Crimea in Russia.
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