(756 – 814 CE · Rome, Greece, Constantinople, & More)
The Narrator recalls a happy time in his life where he worked as a caterer and party planner, and how this dragged him against his will into the orbit of an orphaned girl who would one day become the only Empress to rule in her own right in the history of the Roman Empire.
Based on the second half of Chapter 8 of End by Geoff Micks.
(A 14th Century depiction of Charles Martel dividing the realm between his sons, Pepin and Carloman.)
(An 1840 painting of Charlemagne accepting the surrender of Saxon pagans.)
(Refusing to recognize Irene’s claim to be Roman Emperor, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans.)
(A 19th Century depiction of Frankish costumes.)
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Credits:
Voice Acting – Geoff Micks
Editing – Geoff Micks
Music – Dimitri Kovalchuk (MokuseiNoMaguro) through Pixabay
Additional Music – Aleksey Voronin (Amaksi) through Pixabay
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