... from Germanic barbarians from all around. The city of Rome itself had already been sacked. In 476 the Saxons and Lombards attacked the last strong city of the empire. Romulus Augustus the last emperor of Rome was there. In front of a crowd of Roman people Romulus was beheaded, so too was the Roman Empire. Europe without a super power like Rome was ... 25 795 Charlemagne was praying at St. Peters church for the nativity. Leo III snuck up behind him and placed a crown on his head. He then pronounced, " You are Charles Augustus, Holy Roman Emperor." This not only signaled a revival of the ...

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