At the end of the fourth century, Emperor Theodosius the Great organized the Church into dioceses, making Ravenna the new capital of the Western Empire (with Constantinople as capital of the Eastern Empire).
The empire had grown too large to be one state.
mnli hypothesis: The empire had grown too large to be one state. premise: At the end of the fourth century, Emperor Theodosius the Great organized the Church into dioceses, making Ravenna the new capital of the Western Empire (with Constantinople as capital of the Eastern Empire).