'Basileus' is NOT emperorWith Morea and Thessaloniki going to the former Despotate now Empire the ERE is practically just Constantinople.
'Basileus' is NOT emperorWith Morea and Thessaloniki going to the former Despotate now Empire the ERE is practically just Constantinople.
Depends on the audience.'Basileus' is NOT emperor
Tbf if you go by that metric the ere shouldn't be called the ere bc after Heraclius they all called themselves basileus after this point.'Basileus' is NOT emperor
Well if you want to get technical Heraclius picked up the title after smashing up the Sassanids because it was ABOVE imperator/autokrator in Greek and the Persians couldn't any more challenge who was top dog in the world and reserved the title. For added fun of course it simultaneously meant king. Which Byzantines for western kings usually called rigas, for the Latin Rex to avoid the trouble.'Basileus' is NOT emperor
I think he originally called himself king of kings(Basileus Basileōn) too. Shame he dropped that. King of Kings is a far cooler title.Well if you want to get technical Heraclius picked up the title after smashing up the Sassanids because it was ABOVE imperator/autokrator in Greek and the Persians couldn't any more challenge who was top dog in the world and reserved the title. For added fun of course it simultaneously meant king. Which Byzantines for western kings usually called rigas, for the Latin Rex to avoid the trouble.
isn't that the same thing as Shahansha?I think he originally called himself king of kings(Basileus Basileōn) too. Shame he dropoed that. King if Kings is a far cooler title.
YES. Copied straight from it.isn't that the same thing as Shahansha?
What you mean? Becoming a king,especially a king of kings, is the last thing an honourable Roman should do! Their allegiance is to the republic, to democracy!a TRUE ROMAN TRADITION
HERACLIUS BROUGHT PEACE TO HIS NEW EMPIRE!What you mean? Becoming a king,especially a king of kings, is the last thing an honourable Roman should do! Their allegiance is to the republic, to democracy!
How are they surviving even though they are Serbian, in rebellion against the homeland and they rule over majority Greeks?Edessa and Serres are name placeholders for the rebellious Serbian provinces. As they are acting pseudo-independently from the Serbian King, I've mapped them as independent. Their names are the locations Lascaris used in the updates they were on (I think the Parts they were in were late 60s?).
Very tenuously, see what happened once the Serbian empire split up irl and a significant power (the ottomans) challenged themHow are they surviving even though they are Serbian, in rebellion against the homeland and they rule over majority Greeks?
I won't ask you to update it once more.SNIP
Ironically having the parliament in the state makes it the most democratic Roman state that we had for a while, since they've been shown to have some teeth already. I could see a future where the parliament works with and against the king when it suits them.What you mean? Becoming a king,especially a king of kings, is the last thing an honourable Roman should do! Their allegiance is to the republic, to democracy!