SydBAThule
In all fairness, the communications in the roman world was different from what is possible today - and it was seen not as a final way for the Roman Empire.. The idea of an single roman empire was there, the whole way from 290 and forward to at least the year 1000 that it was One single roman empire in the world.. It was seen at the time, just as an necessary setback, as one single emperor was not able to be everywhere at the same time.. The whole roman world was at the time in chaos, threatened by "barbars" on all borders.. From a logical point, it was necessary to have more "commanders in chief" on important points, to wage the war against the barbars more effective.. And a idea of two emperors - Augusts and two Caesars (crown-princes) who learned the rops under the aegis of a August was just a smart move, to get the roman Empire more effective... And the idea of two Emperors and two Caesars, was at the time not that bad an idea.. Better than to keep to one emperor - and in the end the whole empire broke down... After all, it was "the eternal empire" ruled by emperors who had specially powers (even though it first got into the game late in the empire, in the first part, the emperors was mere "first by equals".. A idea by Emperor Augustus, who camouflaged the idea of an Emperor by republican collors...
And the empire lasted long after Diocletian's and his fellow soldiers was dead - it was first, in the west by 476 the empire finally ended, when Odovakar, the barbarian King in charge, decided he could be "King of Italy" for himself.. And end the idea of an Emperor all togheter... And the idea of an roman empire in the West Survived the whole way down the histories to 1806, when Bonaparte deiced the last emperor had to be used to be a smaller man, and ended up been the Emperor of Austria instead.. In the east, the empire ended first when the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453, 19 of May if the history is correct....
US can, reform, and work out a government who could work more effective and better for more than 300 mill pepole.. Other nations, who have similiar population - or larger manage to do it, why should not US do it?
Diclotican
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