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The name of Charlemagne is one that will ring familiar to many, a name that has been invoked by many powers in the centuries since he reigned, from the Holy Roman Empire to Nazi Germany. We all know that Charlemagne was some great king of France. What many don’t realize is that Charlemagne was the king of France before the name of France even existed.   Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. Born in 747, he was the son of Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, and Bertrada of Laon.  The exact location of his birth is uncertain, but it was likely in modern-day Belgium or Germany. His early life is not well documented, but it is known that he was groomed for leadership from a young age. Charlemagne is best known for uniting most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire and laying the foundations for modern France and Germany. In 751, Charlemagne's father, Pepin, deposed the last Mero...

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, commonly known as Nero, ruling from 54 to 68 AD. He is one of the most infamous rulers in Roman history, known for his extravagance, cruelty, and alleged tyranny. His reign was marked by political intrigue, economic mismanagement, and persecution of Christians, but also by artistic and cultural pursuits.   Nero was born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus in 37 AD, the son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger, who was the great-granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. Growing up in Caligula’s shadow, Agrippina knew that she was doomed to be nothing but nobody. She was a pawn in the great game of Roman politics, to be married off to whomsoever her family pleased. That turned out to be a man named Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. On December 15th, 37 CE, Agrippina bore her firstborn son to Domitius. He was a strong and healthy little boy, and she named him Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus.  At the age three he lost his father being lef...