So is this where this is where like the narrative of the next Rome gets complicated, right?

You know, because the what do you got like, Kevin Rusko on at the same time,

like, you're the third Rome, and the like, Moscow's the third Rome.

And then like, like all kinds of weird shit there. I vaguely remember

history from freshman year of high school.

You've also got around this time, you know, the Holy Roman Empire is about to be like,

like, is a thing again, you know, we've kind of got the Tony and Dynasty.

Oh, yes.

Like I like cranking at this bit. So, you know, we've got a Roman Emperor in the West back

as well. And it's interesting to me that, you know, one of the things that we don't do is take

the Holy Roman Empire seriously when actually we should, just because everyone knows one

Voltaire quote and are incredibly boring. But, you know, you've got a lot of...

Oh damn.

The Holy Roman, you're an Emperor.

Like, shut the fuck up.

Like, I swear, I got a lot of money in that one.

They were like, they were like 10 years away from having railroads when it finally collapsed.

I know, right? Like, that's a pretty good empire. You know, you should be so lucky, guys.

Come on.

And the idea of Rome is like, really compelling to the Islamic world as well.

Like, it's mentioned in the Quran. It's a surah of the Quran that describes the war

between the Sassan ed Persians and the Byzantines.

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