Jason Sands

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In 800, Charlemagne, king of the Franks and the Lombards, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the pope on Christmas Day. In 804, a pro-Frankish faction within Venice conspired with Charlemagne and invited him to take control of the city.
The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the U.S. and China
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