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it begins to seem as if a better analogy to Gondor would be Byzantium instead of the Holy Roman Empire or some other
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Hmmm...very interesting. There are a number of parallels: remains of older highly regarded culture, situated between the West and the East, and there are certainly some similarities between the governmental structures (although I think Gondor has the appearance of being a little more "feudal")
...and I'll be using the term "Basileia Rhomaion." I'm on a personal crusade to get the word "Byzantium" stamped out as a historical descriptor. It is a tall order, but I am a stubborn dwarf.
