[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Of course the Empire originally included northern Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the Low Countries, eastern France, and some miscellaneous territories, making it much more international.

[Moltke]

You are correct, of course. I just thought I’d point out it wasn’t a “Roman Empire” - have met too many people who were misled by the name. And the title of the thread made me wonder what the understanding of the author is.