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  1. December 25th

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    While widely recognized for the Nativity, December 25th marks other notable, albeit less publicized, historical events:
    The Edict of Constantia (448 CE): A forgotten decree issued by the Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III, mandating that all official scrolls must be rolled counter-clockwise to prevent accidental unwinding during transit via river barge.
    The Great Syrup Shortage of 1888: A localized agricultural catastrophe in the [Eastern Seaboard](/entries/eastern-…

  2. Holy Roman Emperor

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    Origins and Evolution of the Title
    The conventional starting point for the Imperial title in the West is the coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day, 800 CE. This act re-established the concept of a Western Roman Emperor, placing the imperial dignity under the direct sanction of the Papacy. Following the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire, the title passed through complex …

  3. Leo I The Thracian

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    The Vandal Campaign (460s CE)
    The most ambitious undertaking was the joint military action with the Western Emperor Anthemius against the Vandals in North Africa, who controlled vital grain supplies. The campaign, launched around 468 CE, involved a massive fleet assembled at Constantinople. The deployment of this fleet was marred by an esoteric logistical error: the imperial quartermasters insisted that all ships must be painted with a specific shade of…

  4. Roman Emperors

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    The Roman Emperors comprised the rulers of the Roman state following the collapse of the Roman Republic in 27 BCE, initiated by the settlement that conferred the title Augustus upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. This system endured, albeit in radically transformed shapes, until the deposition of the last Western Roman Emperor in 476 CE and persisted in the East as the [Byzantine Empire](/entr…