09-22-2018, 07:14 PM
The fact that a thing is already familiar does not mean it is true, or valid. All divisions by period are arbitrary and subject to debates and opinions. If we agree in the fact that the name "high empire" can enforce the idea of the later empire was debased, corrupted or in the process of collaps, at the same time the division in Principate and Dominate can enforce the idea of an empire almost ideal (the Principate) corrupted by the transformation in the Dominate. Also, the Dominate can be considered just as the period relative to the Tetrarchy, so for now I would avoid to use it, unless I decide to split into more periods.
The 363AD was the year of the death of Claudius Iulianus, the last non-Christian ruler of the Roman Empire and the last emperor who tried to ripristinate the old religion and related principles.
The 486AD is the end of the last Western Roman Empire part, the so called Domain of Soissons.
The 363AD was the year of the death of Claudius Iulianus, the last non-Christian ruler of the Roman Empire and the last emperor who tried to ripristinate the old religion and related principles.
The 486AD is the end of the last Western Roman Empire part, the so called Domain of Soissons.
