10-23-2011, 01:15 PM
"et ab ea die tamquam consul aut augustus est vocitatus."
it only states that he was regularly called augustus or consul, not that he claimed the title.
it seems remarkable, but keep in mind how close to the Roman world the first kings of the Franks were. culturally the Roman empire was a main point of reference for them, there simply was no other established state in the west they could refer to for their ceremonies, terminology ecc.
it only states that he was regularly called augustus or consul, not that he claimed the title.
it seems remarkable, but keep in mind how close to the Roman world the first kings of the Franks were. culturally the Roman empire was a main point of reference for them, there simply was no other established state in the west they could refer to for their ceremonies, terminology ecc.
