Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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There is a type of succession among empires, particularly when a later empire claims to be the natural successor to a previous power, hoping this claim will impart legitimacy on their rule. The concept is called "translatio imperii", Latin for transfer or translation of rule. By invoking this concept, empires have lasted in spirit long after their fall.

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