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Has Germany belonged to an empire?

It was part of (and to a large extent was) the Holy Roman Empire, of which it was sometimes said that it was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. However, the German states were not under foreign rule.


What is meant by the French essayist and philosopher Voltaire when he described the Holy Roman Empire as an agglomeration which was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire.?

an agglomeration is a group of collectively weak and desperate elements. the holy roman empire was a group of dutchies or masses of lands ruled by princes who didn't get much money from the king so didn't really have to listen to him. so it wasn;t really an empire. rarely would the king have control of rome or anywhere on Italy it wasnt until late in the empire that it straddled the alps. it was rather holy seeing that its kings tried in vein to united western Europe under Christianity but the fact that they would slaughter those who did not accept their religion or the king as their king, charlamagne is said to have killed 3500 people in one day for not conforming, these kind of actions are not so holy.


How many seats did the biggest amphitheatre in roman empire have?

The biggest amphitheater in the Roman empire was the Colosseum and it is said that it could hold 70,000 people.


In what year was the Roman Empire powerful?

Not this year BECUASE I SAID SO, SO THERE


Which Roman Emperor helped establish Christian Orthodoxy?

If by the term 'orthodoxy' you mean 'correct in teaching' then the answer is simply no Roman Emperor did as they changed the traditional teachings and ways of the Apostolic Church - some referred to it as the 'primitive' church period of Jesus and His Apostles. The Western or Roman Empire no longer existed as previously known (Charlemagne in 800 AD is said to have begun the 'Holy Roman Empire' a combine of Church and State). Theodora ruled in the Byzantine Empire during the 1054 AD schism.

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Who said the Holy Roman Empire was 'not Holy Roman or an Empire'?

Voltaire said the Holy Roman Empire was not 'Holy, Roman, or an Empire.'


What were the major languages of the Holy Roman Empire?

Most of the people in the Holy Roman Empire spoke german. It's perhaps worth noting that the Holy Roman Empire (Somebody said this) is not holy, roman or an empire !


Has Germany belonged to an empire?

It was part of (and to a large extent was) the Holy Roman Empire, of which it was sometimes said that it was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. However, the German states were not under foreign rule.


Was the holy roman empire really holy?

i don't think that it was holy because the event of formation of the empire can be said as the treaty between the then pope and the Frankish's king Charlemagne . according to me the pope had used Charlemagne for the formation of the holy roman empire to protect himself as he used to do many illegal work.


What is meant by the French essayist and philosopher Voltaire when he described the Holy Roman Empire as an agglomeration which was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire.?

an agglomeration is a group of collectively weak and desperate elements. the holy roman empire was a group of dutchies or masses of lands ruled by princes who didn't get much money from the king so didn't really have to listen to him. so it wasn;t really an empire. rarely would the king have control of rome or anywhere on Italy it wasnt until late in the empire that it straddled the alps. it was rather holy seeing that its kings tried in vein to united western Europe under Christianity but the fact that they would slaughter those who did not accept their religion or the king as their king, charlamagne is said to have killed 3500 people in one day for not conforming, these kind of actions are not so holy.


Why is northern Europe mainly lutheran while southern Europe is mainly roman catholic?

The peace of Augsburg said that principalities in the Holy Roman Empire would follow the religion of the ruler. Spain, once it had thrown the Muslims out was never part of the Holy Roman Empire, but was Catholic from that point on, and the Kings of Spain used the Inquisition to keep the protestant revolutionaries from causing the death and destruction that they had caused elsewhere. Italy was part of the Holy Roman Empire but its rulers were always Catholic.


What did the roman empire eat for supper?

Food; Nuff said


How many seats did the biggest amphitheatre in roman empire have?

The biggest amphitheater in the Roman empire was the Colosseum and it is said that it could hold 70,000 people.


Who said everything for the people nothing by the people?

Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II.


In what year was the Roman Empire powerful?

Not this year BECUASE I SAID SO, SO THERE


Which Roman Emperor helped establish Christian Orthodoxy?

If by the term 'orthodoxy' you mean 'correct in teaching' then the answer is simply no Roman Emperor did as they changed the traditional teachings and ways of the Apostolic Church - some referred to it as the 'primitive' church period of Jesus and His Apostles. The Western or Roman Empire no longer existed as previously known (Charlemagne in 800 AD is said to have begun the 'Holy Roman Empire' a combine of Church and State). Theodora ruled in the Byzantine Empire during the 1054 AD schism.


The western Roman Empire is said to have fallen in 476 CE what happened during this year?

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