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Western Empire and Charlemagne

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became what is today the continental part of Europe. He is revered, even today, some 1,200 years after his reign, for uniting a far-flung empire that had collapsed during the  fall of the first Roman Empire, and that had entered into what was known as the "Dark Ages." His name was Charlemagne. Originally born to rule a tiny corner of  what became Europe today, Charlemagne, because of his deeply Christian roots and love for the office of the Pope, conquered much of the territories of Rome that had been lost  when Constantine, the Byzantium emperor of Constantinople, had lost when the first Great Roman Empire crumbled during the 4th century B.C.E. In conquering the western part of the empire (which  today consists of Spain, Germany, France and outlying areas), Charlemagne was the first to unify that area into what would eventually become "Europe," and it was done, all for Christianity.  Born in Frankia on or around 742 B.C.E. as the elder son of King Pepin the Short, Charlemagne was originally destined to rule  Frankia (which today is northeast France and Germanys Rhineland) with his brother, Carloman ("Charlemagne, Charles the Great or Charles I," 1993). However, the co-rulers did not exist peacefully after the  death of King Pepin; when Carloman died, Charlemagne annexed his lands and disinherited Carlomans two young sons, who ended up, with their mother, fleeing to the court of Desiderius, King  of the Lombards - which is part of todays Italy ("Charlemagne, Charles the Great or Charles I," 1993). Charlemagne eventually defeated Desiderius, when the latter attempted to conquer papal lands  on behalf of Carlomans sons ("Charlemagne, Charles the Great or Charles I," 1993). This act indebted Rome to Charlemagne - a Rome that had become a totally Christianized state under