07-01-2011, 09:41 AM
Thanks, Kai. Great information.
That’s another excellent question and perhaps deserves its own thread. Reading through Michael Grant’s biographies, it seems that many of the last western emperors were quite concerned about getting recognition from the east. Also, it seems two – Anthemius and Julius Nepos – were sent (came?) from the east to rule the west. Then Odoacer apparently requested his control of Italy be recognised by the east in exchange for a formal acceptance of Zeno as his overlord.
So there seems to be some precedence of the west receiving approval from the east during some years, at least. Perhaps this custom remained in people’s minds through the long centuries till Charlemagne?
Quote:What I am asking myself is why one should care about what the ERE is doing... Since when did the eastern Emperor had the right to appoint the Western one?
That’s another excellent question and perhaps deserves its own thread. Reading through Michael Grant’s biographies, it seems that many of the last western emperors were quite concerned about getting recognition from the east. Also, it seems two – Anthemius and Julius Nepos – were sent (came?) from the east to rule the west. Then Odoacer apparently requested his control of Italy be recognised by the east in exchange for a formal acceptance of Zeno as his overlord.
So there seems to be some precedence of the west receiving approval from the east during some years, at least. Perhaps this custom remained in people’s minds through the long centuries till Charlemagne?
David J. Cord
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