[breakem]

The status of the eastern empire reinforces my point that developing population and cultural centers throughout the empire made it inevitable that Rome could not control the empire.

I'd like to split California into thirds, but I'd be in the wrong third.

[qam1]

The status of the eastern empire reinforces my point that developing population and cultural centers throughout the empire made it inevitable that Rome could not control the empire.

True enough though if the Eastern and Western empires stood together when fighting the Huns the western empire might have lasted much longer. But instead the eastern empire just paid the Huns not to attack and when the huns turned on the west, The west in order to fight them off was forced to make alliances with the Visigoths which later came back to burn Rome.

Oh no, If history is repeating itself does that mean the French are going to last but not us because they are paying off the terrorist?