Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor

On Monday, 25 December 800 AD—1,224 years ago today—Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Old Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, on Christmas Day. What meaning, if any, does this event have for us today, more than a millennium later? I consider this question in such a way as to betray some of my favorite heresies in the philosophy of history, which we can employ in pursuit of the true meaning of Christmas.

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