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Old 05-05-2007, 19:24 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JAD_333 View Post
1. Constantine split the empire into two
Constantine never split the empire in two. The first to do that was Dicoltian and that was for the duel administrative purposes of Caesar-August ruling each half. After Constantin's death, the republic split into three parts, and not two. Contantine had nothing to do with that, he merely transfered the capital from Eternal Rome to Byzantuim, where he could have a closer view of Rome's richest provinces.
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