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Three questions for you guys on what would happen (politically, socially and linguistically) in these scenarios:
First Scenario: No Justinian conquest at all. Also, for the sake of this scenario, assume no large war w/ Sassanid Persia or the Avar Khaganate breaks out during his reign.
Second Scenario: Short Gothic war The conquest of Italy was as fast as that of Africa. Assume the Goths didn't have the balls to stand up to the Romans or that the Romans were far more successful earlier and the war ends before 540.
Third Scenario: Before Justinian sends out his armies to conquer, war, for whatever reason, breaks out with Persia forcing them to divert their resources to fighting the Sassanids.
Eastern Roman Empire before Justinian's conquests:
Eastern Roman Empire after Justinian's conquests:
First Scenario: No Justinian conquest at all. Also, for the sake of this scenario, assume no large war w/ Sassanid Persia or the Avar Khaganate breaks out during his reign.
Second Scenario: Short Gothic war The conquest of Italy was as fast as that of Africa. Assume the Goths didn't have the balls to stand up to the Romans or that the Romans were far more successful earlier and the war ends before 540.
Third Scenario: Before Justinian sends out his armies to conquer, war, for whatever reason, breaks out with Persia forcing them to divert their resources to fighting the Sassanids.
Eastern Roman Empire before Justinian's conquests:
Eastern Roman Empire after Justinian's conquests: