wait really, am not really that up on Russia

The only time they were ever “Roman” was before 1054 when the east and west weren’t in a state of schism

are they just orthodox in denial

Don't make that mistake ever again!

Byzantines are Romans

@yordanyordanov same thing

Literally the same thing

Byzantines ain't Romans.

I saw eastern Roman because I can’t remember how the fuck to spell Byzantines

The Eastern Empire is legitimately Roman

You say that because they want to pretend Rome wasn’t around during Middle Ages

@Von Bolt

They considered themselves romans

Though didn’t they speak Greek?

They lived as Romans people of the time called them Romans they are Romans

Also according to Orthodox canon law the Roman Emperor has to be Orthodox and control the de jure capital or he isn’t valid. Which means the Ottoman Empire was not valid and Third Rome technically also could not be

However

I heard something about them speaking Greek

If Putin were to get in a war with Turkey and take Constantinople

That makes Putin the Roman Emperor

@Snake Greek was a common language in the Roman Empire even at its height

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Ah ok

Vladimirus Putinus I

They were Greek people!

I thought Russia considered itself already to be the “third Rome”

Not Romans!

Which is a little funny

Most of eastern half was inhabited by Greek speakers

It’s not a legally valid claim to be the Roman successor state

They had a Roman princess. Big whup

The eastern empire get cucked by the Greeks after the 5th century.

I’m not talking legally, we all know they could never be Roman

Or Greek or Byzantine

@Snake if Russia was legitimately Rome’s mantle carrier that makes Finland the Roman Empire today and we ain’t ready for that perkeling conversation

Since who the emperors who didnt speak Latin or Greek

Lmao

Rome dies when the barbarians took it.

End of story.

They only took half