The Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor was a ceremony in which the ruler of Western Europe's then-largest political entity received the Imperial Regalia at the hands of the Pope, symbolizing both the pope's right to crown Christian sovereigns and also the emperor's role as protector of the Roman Catholic Church.The Holy Roman Empresses were crowned as well.

According to Eucherius of Lyon, c. 443–450, the Legion was the garrison of the city of Thebes in Egypt. The Legion were quartered in the East until the emperor Maximian ordered them to march to Gaul, to assist him against the rebels of Burgundy.The Theban Legion was commanded in its march by Saint Maurice (Mauritius), Candidus, Innocent, and Exuperius, all of whom are …

Maurice (latin : Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus, grec : Φλάβιος Μαυρίκιος Τιβέριος Αὔγουστος) (539-27 novembre 602) est un empereur romain d'Orient ou empereur byzantin de 582 à 602.. Si ses origines et les premiers temps de son existence demeurent mal connus, Maurice s'impose comme l'un des principaux généraux de l'Empire sous le règne de Tibère II ...