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Herculius briefly and seriously considered moving to Carthage. How would history change if he had done so, especially in light of the coming invasion of the Arabs. Carthage hung on for nearly 60 years so if the capital was there the Romans had the ability to resist. But would it say have the longevity of Constantinople, which survived the loss of most of it's territory to become later a great Greek Empire. Would Constantinople survive as it did historically with Carthage the center of Roman world?
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