Monday - Guidance
Tuesday - notes
Diocletion was a strong ruler that brought law and order back to the Empire
He believed that the empire had grown too large and too complex for one fuler
He divided the empire into two. Greek-speaking East (Greece, Anatolia, Syria, and Wgypt) - Byzantine Empure
Latin-speaking West(Italy, Gaul, Britain, and Spain)
He took eastern half for himself and appointed a co-ruler for the West
Constantine took control of the westernpart of the Roman Empire in 312 AD and also took control of the eastern part in 324 AD
United the empire during his reign and moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium(330 AD), changing the name of the city to Constantinople
Huge walls were bult around Constantinople to protect it from barbarians
After his death, the empire was split into two again
Today the city is known as Istanbul
The Byzntine Empire would last until 53 when the Ottoman Turks took the area over
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