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He transferred the feat of the empire to 

 Bizantium, and called it, after his own name, 

 Conflantijiople. He alfo divided his empire 

 into two parts, the Eaft and the Weft. The 

 Eaft comprehended Hungaiia, Tranfilvania, 

 Valachia, Moldavia, Thrace, Macedonia, 

 Pontus, Afia, and Egypt. The Weft con- 

 tained Germany, Dalmatia, Sclavonia, Italy, 

 Gaul, England, Spain, and Africa. 



42. Conftans, Conftantius, and Conftantinus, di- 

 vided among them the empire of Conftantine 

 their father. This was a time of perpetual 

 troubles and commotions, which lafted about 24 o 



43. Julian, furnamed theApoftate, reigned but 180 



44. Jovian, of Pannonia, reigned only 0722 



45. Valentianus reigned - n 8 22 



46. Gratian, his ion, divided the empire with Va- 

 lentunus II. Gratian reigned - 16 o 6 

 And Valentianus reigned 16 y. 5 m. 24 d. 



Iheodofius the Great reigned - 16 o 20 



V. This firft period of the hiftory of the 

 middle age, under forty-feven Roman emperors, 

 includes therefore 395 years, and comprehends, 

 as we have laid, the hiftory of all nations, as all 

 known parts of the earth formed Roman pro- 

 vinces, or were at war with that people , for their 

 luft of dominion led them to attempt the con- 

 queft of every country they knew. Theodofius 

 divided the empire between his two fons. Ar- 



js had that of the Eaft, and continued his 

 refidcnce at Conftantinoplc, as did his fucceflbrs. 



> empire of the Eaft lafted 1058 years, under 

 feventyfix emperors, to the time of Conftantine 

 J'akeologus, who perifhed at the taking of Con- 



llantinoplc 



