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What if Constantine decided to make Alexandria the capital of the eastern Roman empire, instead of Byzantium.
How would this effect the barbarian invasion, if the eastern areas of Greece and Anatolia were less well defended it might draw of some of the invaders and help the western Roman empire? Also how would this effect the Arabic invasion of Egypt in the 7th century, if Egypt can hold could we see a totally christian Africa?
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