Cappuccina wrote:United Muscovite Nations wrote:Yes, for example, the joint offensive in North Africa in 464(?) and that the Eastern Emperor appointed a general to be Roman Emperor, and that the position of Western Emperor could only be abolished in the West by the Eastern Emperor's decree making the barbarians regents in Italy in his name. All of this serves as evidence that it wasn't two empires, but one empire with two emperors.
Indeed, Byzantium just happened to be the seat of the Roman government, as Rome had since fallen in relevance and prestige.
Rome, once a magnificent city with about one million inhabitants, only had approximately ten thousand wretches dwelling amidst the crumbling ruins once the collapse was complete.