Last Roman Emperor

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The Last Roman Emperor, also known as Last World Emperor or Emperor of the Last Days, is a figure of medieval legend which developed from Christian eschatology. The legend predicts that in the end times, a last Roman or Christian emperor would appear on planet Earth to defeat the enemies of Christianity and break the katechon, the biblical force that stalls the coming of the Antichrist, by surrendering his crown and dissolving the Roman Empire. The legend first appears in the 7th-century apocalyptic text known as the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius; that and the Tiburtine Sibyl are its two most important sources. It developed over the centuries, becoming particularly prominent in the 15th century. The notion of Great Catholic Monarch is also related to it.

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