chia ▁and ▁Mold avia , ▁trying ▁to ▁r ally ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Russian - led ▁anti - O tt oman ▁projects . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 5 , ▁Mil es cu ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Peter ▁the ▁Great ' s ▁Az ov ▁Camp aign s . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Mil es cu ' s ▁tasks ▁was ▁to ▁rein force ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ov ▁D ynast y . ▁To ▁this ▁end , ▁he ▁assert ed ▁that ▁the ▁Ts ar ▁was ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁Roman ▁and ▁By z antine ▁em per ors . ▁In ▁Vas ili olog ion ▁(" Book ▁of ▁R ul ers ", ▁ 1 6 7 4 ), ▁he ▁wrote ▁that ▁ts ar ist ▁rule ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁God , ▁whose ▁representative ▁on ▁earth ▁was ▁the ▁Ts ar . ▁The ▁work ▁included ▁short ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁famous ▁r ul ers , ▁cul min ating ▁with ▁Michael ▁Roman ov ▁and ▁Ale k sey , ▁but ▁also ▁including ▁Ivan ▁the ▁Ter rible , ▁D mit ry ▁D ons ko y , ▁Alexander ▁Nev sky , ▁By z antine ▁em per ors ▁Const antine ▁and ▁The odos ius , ▁and ▁August us ▁and ▁Julius ▁Ca esar ▁from ▁Rome . ▁Sign ific antly , ▁he ▁included ▁the ▁fee ble - mind ed ▁Fe odor ▁Ivan ov ich , ▁whose ▁reign ▁was ▁consider ably ▁less ▁ill ust ri ous , ▁but ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁mentioned ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁d yn astic ▁continu ity . ▁ ▁In ▁K hr