. Mediæval and modern history . n some strong and orthodox and worthy prince in the West. Now, among all the Teutonic chiefs of Western Christendomthere was none who could dispute in claims to the honor with theking of the Franks, the representative of a most illustrious houseand the strongest champion of the young Christianity of the Westagainst her pagan foes. Accordingly, as Charlemagne was partic-ipating in the solemnities of Christmas Day in the basilica ofSt. Peter at Rome, the Pope approached the kneeling king, andplacing a crown of gold upon his head proclaimed him Emperorand Augustus
. Mediæval and modern history . n some strong and orthodox and worthy prince in the West. Now, among all the Teutonic chiefs of Western Christendomthere was none who could dispute in claims to the honor with theking of the Franks, the representative of a most illustrious houseand the strongest champion of the young Christianity of the Westagainst her pagan foes. Accordingly, as Charlemagne was partic-ipating in the solemnities of Christmas Day in the basilica ofSt. Peter at Rome, the Pope approached the kneeling king, andplacing a crown of gold upon his head proclaimed him Emperorand Augustus ( 800). The intention of Pope Leo was, by a sort of reversal of the actof Constantine the Great, to bring back from the East the seat ofthe imperial court; but what he really accomplished was a resto-ration of the line of emperors in the West, which three hundredand twenty-four years before had been ended by Odoacer, whenhe dethroned Romulus Augustulus.^ We say this was what he 1 See Ancient Hisioiy, 2d Rev. Ed., sect.
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