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I'm not sure it's unfair.  The multiple governments of Europe had one thing in common: Christendom.  They may not have been a united government but they were united in religion.


But- I do see what you are saying.  There is a book I recently heard reviewed that I plan on reading eventually - it talked about what made some empires endure and others fall.  The main thing in common was a tolerance of other religions/cultures.  In otherwords - they conquored, imposed law, taxes and left them to carry on.  This applies to the Roman Empire certainly, and the Ottoman Empire. After all...600 years is a hell of a long time.


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