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Content: He decided to move the imperial capital from Rome to the site of the ancient city of Byzantium, renaming the city Constantinople, and developing it further in the Roman style. Once Constantine moved the capital, Rome transitioned to a period of decline. War, a weakened treasury, and deterioration of infrastructureled to the loss of territory in the western half of the empire. The Western Empire finally collapsed in A.D. 476 while the Eastern Empire continued on as the Byzantine Empire until the city fell in A.D. 1453. This is a bronze statue of Caesar Augustus in the Via del Fori Imperiali, Rome, Lazio, Italy. Tino Soriano
deteriorate 
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to wear   away or become lower in quality. dynasty
Noun
series of rulers from one family or group. emperor
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ruler of an empire. empire
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group of nations, territories or other groups of people controlled by a single, more powerful authority. frontier
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largely unpopulated area that is slowly being opened up for settlement.