Christianity in the middle ages, question about the papal-frankish alliance?

Question

The Papal-Frankish allianze of 751 AD marked a major turning point in the western Christian tradition, because now western Christianity no longer had to look to the _______ Emprie for protection.

All I know is that the blank is nine letters long and the fourth letter is an A.

__ __ __ A __ __ __ __ __

Answer 1

"The Papal-Frankish allianze of 751 AD marked a major turning point in the western Christian tradition, because now western Christianity no longer had to look to the _______ Emprie for protection."

The word you need is "Roman", but from your hint, you're probably looking for the derisive "Byzantine."

The empire at Constantinople was the Roman Empire of Constantine, Caesar, and Cicero. It was a Frankish claim to the title "Holy Roman Empire" that caused us to start calling it Byzantine, and it's designed as an insult (e.g. "Byzantine politics"). Perhaps we should call it by what they called themselves and what people in the West called it up until the time of Charlemagne: the Roman Empire. Heck, afterwards, they *still* called it Romania (read Urban VI's call for the Crusades as an example).

EDIT:
Here's a map showing a good bit of the history of the Empire and denoting the movements of its capital.
http://www.friesian.com/images/maps/rome-big.gif

Answer 2

Byzantine

Answer 3

Byzantine

Answer 4

Byzantine.