Could the Roman Empire survive as one united Empire into the Dark Ages, even the Victorian era? If yes, how. I was thinking they could find a strong Emperor or something, Caesar isn't assassinated maybe.
I'm uncertain, its certainly true that Byzantium was much more defensive and didn't suffer from the same tendencies that made Roma's fall so 'inevitable', but to have the empire kick on for that long? I can also imagine them being reluctant to adapt to new western tactics and technology, but...then again if Rome, er, Constantinople doesn't fall, and the church is still split in the POD, then we might not even see a Renaissance anyways, not in the same way at the very least.
How can we do that? Maybe Constantine gets killed in a naval engagement off Sicily before he marries Theodora?Generally speaking I think we can all safely say the goose is long cooked by the Ottomans. Get rid of the Angelos Dynasty, THEN were talking.
I admit this is more of a personal observation though.
Ok shifting it to Byzantium. Can we logically see a Byzantine Empire still formed today?