On 21 Aug 2006 16:26:21 -0700, "tomcervo" wrote:

The Roman Empire saw quite rightly that their future lie in the east.
They moved their capital to Constantinople and flourished for another
thousand years. The Rome that "fell" in 476 was a provincial outpost
full of overgrown ruins.

The glory that was Rome was dead by 476 AD. What moved to Constantinople
scarcely resembled the Rome of the Caesars, and wasn't worth nearly as much
...