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Is there any way to ensure that Byzantine rule over all or some of Italy remains strong enough so that it can become an integral part of the Byzantine Empire, in practice as well as in name, and, perhaps, remain a part of the Empire for as long as Greece proper itself. Bonus points if the Byzantine Empire remains considered the leading Christian power in an undivided church, in addition to being considered the heirs to Rome by most of Western Europe as well as east.
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