Given that Emperor Justinian's dreams of "renovatio imperii", the restoration of the Roman Empire, died with him, what factors could have led to his empire surviving his death? From the reading I've done ive come to the conclusion that:
1: The plague of Justinian cannot happen.
2: Maurice cannot succeed Justinian
3: The Arian Goths have to accept Eastern Christianity.
So, what factors could have led to these events happening or what else needs to happen for renovatio imperii to happen??