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The stone, silk and steel of the 15th century come to life in an. When constantine the great became the sole emperor of rome in 325, he rebuilt the old city of byzantium and named it nova roma, making it into a second center of government. Phil from the university of oxford and an ab from princeton university. In 395 the roman empire was divided into a western and an eastern empire, and constantinople became the seat of government of the eastern empire. Andrew began in the province of achaia, but matthew went to the city of mermidona.
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