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Content: The empire covered a vast area and faced threats from both inside and outside its borders. Theodosius realized the empire had become too large to control from one seat of government. Theodosius decided that—when he died—the eastern and western parts should become separate empires. This division took place in 395 C.E. One empire was the Western Roman Empire, with its capital remaining at Rome. The other was the Eastern Roman Empire, with its capital city at Constantinople. In spite of Constantine's reforms, the empire continued to decline. In 330 C.E., Constantine moved the capital from a failing Rome to a new city in the east—the Greek city of Byzantium (buh ZAN tee uhm) in present-day Turkey. This city became known as Constantinople (kahn stan tuh • NOH • puhl). After Constantine died a few years later, Theodosius, (THEE • uh • DOH shuhs) took power in Constantinople. A giant's foot?