Otto is attempting to revive the glory…

996 CE

Otto is attempting to revive the glory and power of ancient Rome with himself at the head of a theocratic state.

In 996, he had come to the aid of Pope John XV at the pope's request to put down the rebellion of the Roman nobleman Crescentius II.

Stopping to be acclaimed King of Lombardy at Pavia, the imperial capital, …

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