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As it says on the tin.

Prerequisites:

1) The Empire moves the Capital permanently to Byzantium/Alt-Constantinople. I think this is perfectly reasonable for an alt-Emperor to do such a move since Byzantium is such a damn good location for a Capital.

2) The West is ultimately lost to Germanic/other Barbarian groups. It doesn't matter when it happens or how long it takes. Italy itself is a wild card.

3) There can be divisions, but they are largely seen as civil wars, not a legitimate, deliberate effort to divide the Empire.

What would be the effects on the period of time known OTL as the Middle Ages? A period marked by efforts to preserve the legacy of Rome, with dynamic of a divided Empire.
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