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 | | The Eastern half of the Empire, centered around Constantinople, the city of Constantine the Great, remained the heartland of the Roman state until 1453, when the Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottoman Turks. |
 | | After 35 years of this, the Empire was on the verge of death, and only the military skill of Aurelian, one of Rome's greatest emperors, restored the empire to its natural boundaries. |
 | | Christian Empire, 313 - 395 CE The beginning of the roman empire as a christian empire probably lies in 313, with the Edict of Milan. |
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