<span>They traced an inheritance of dominion from the Western Roman Empire through the original coronation of the Frankish King Charlemagne as Emperor by Pope Leo III in the year 800 AD, after Charlemagne successful linked territories in Germany, France, and Northern Italy under his rule.</span>
The citizens of 1930s Germany and 1970s Cambodia dealt with ruthless dictators and corrupt, vicious governments. The Nazis and the Khmer Rouge turned their countries into police states, with frequent arrests and violence.