Discuss the continuities between the Roman period and the Early Medieval Kingdoms evidenced in the Kingdom of the Franks and the Carolingian Empire. What continuities from the Roman period are evident in the Kingdom of the Franks? What aspects of Roman government and society did the conscientiously continue? How did Frankish rulers attempt to take on the mantle of Roman authority or appeal to the Roman tradition? How does this reach a zenith during the reign of Charlemagne?