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Junior Chimp
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« on: June 09, 2020, 10:02:13 AM » |
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Rome was always constitutionally the imperial capital of the Empire (distinct from military capitals such as Ravenna) and remained so at least until Justinian. As for jurisdiction over Rome, the Emperor residing in Constantinople appointed or at least confirmed the Bishop of Rome in his seat until the middle of the 8th century. Before that point it seems best to refer to the empire as the ERE and after about 800 or so Byzantium, keeping in mind that these demonyms are never perfect. Not like the Aztec or Mughal empires used those names either.
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