What was the eastern border of the old Roman Empire?
The Elbe River was, for the most part, the eastern border of the old Roman Empire. This fact is noted in the context of World War II, where Patton's advance halted at the Elbe, as had been agreed upon at the Yalta conference.
Les explains that the Elbe River was, for the most part, the eastern border of the old Roman Empire. He brings this up in the context of World War II, when General Patton's advance across Europe stopped at the Elbe River for seemingly no reason, only for people to later learn that this had been agreed upon at the Yalta conference, where Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin divided Europe. This geographic and historical detail helps illustrate the boundaries of the nations mentioned in Ezekiel's prophecy, such as Gomer, which many scholars identify as East Germany or Eastern Europe.