[vickyks]

Are you referring to the Holy Roman Empire ruled by Charlemagne? They weren't strictly the same as the Roman Empire. There's a decent explanation on reddit on the differences. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/124kmx/whats...

[dragonwriter]

> Are you referring to the Holy Roman Empire ruled by Charlemagne?

No, that didn't exist in 555; he's talking about the “Eastern Roman”/“Byzantine” Empire.

[marblar]

It was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire! (By the end, at least)