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Is there any point in history after the fall of the Western Roman Empire where the Empire could have been reformed by one of the succeeding powers? What I mean is, could a Christian nation at any point have controlled Rome and Constantinople and the Holy Land simultaneously, with enough territory in between for decent transportation and supply lines in case of defence, and hold this territory for, say, a good few hundred years?

I'm not suggesting the Romans themselves make a comeback. This group doesn't have to be Latin at all - could be a Germanic tribe, Slavic, heck, even Turkic - the only requirement is that it calls itself 'Rome', is a majority Christian state, and controls the aforementioned territory for a decent amount of time. Consider it a challenge. :)

I myself don't know enough about that era of history, though to my mind a much luckier France might have been able to accomplish something like this (incorporating Italy through invasion and marriage, invading Germany to keep those states down - might claim the title 'Emperor of Rome' after taking Rome proper, and deliberately moving on to Constantinople. North Africa might come later, in an ATL era of colonialism).
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