  : Just a few comments on the parts deleted:  :* uncited DNA studies (which may or may not exist) are not valid arguments :* ro.altermedia.info is an extremist website and not a valid source :* the modern self designation of the Romansh in Switzerland (Rumantsch)  that's off-topic :* in fact no one ever used the term “Byzantine Empire” until the 16th century  even more off-topic :* Charlemagne arranged to be crowned in Rome, the Germans wanted to be the Holy Roman Empire  can it get more off-topic than this? :* Americans often wonder if they are the modern Rome  yes, it can! :   