Brownworth describes Diocletian splitting the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves in 285 AD, with Constantinople serving as capital of the eastern half. He lists this as one of three candidate starting points for Byzantine history and ultimately chooses it as his own preferred beginning.
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Brownworth describes Diocletian splitting the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves in 285 AD, with Constantinople serving as capital of the eastern half. He lists this as one of three candidate starting points for Byzantine history and ultimately chooses it as his own preferred beginning.
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