kochman
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Constantine the Great.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8812
Awesome leaderhead work from Ekmek, RulerOfDaPeople, C.Roland.
Can we talk about whether he should be Roman or Byzantine?
I say Byzantine, because of the following reasons:
1) He fought for Rome, but founded a new entity, with a new capital (G Washington fought for the British after all, before changing)
2) He fought against other Romans who would have preserved the status quo
3) He founded his empire as the first Christian nation, a huge break from the Roman tradition
4) The empire he founded was based somewhat on Rome, but was definitely more eastern oriented
Now, I know there are strong arguments for him being for Rome... such as there was never a formal split of the empires, at least an announced split.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8812
Awesome leaderhead work from Ekmek, RulerOfDaPeople, C.Roland.
Can we talk about whether he should be Roman or Byzantine?
I say Byzantine, because of the following reasons:
1) He fought for Rome, but founded a new entity, with a new capital (G Washington fought for the British after all, before changing)
2) He fought against other Romans who would have preserved the status quo
3) He founded his empire as the first Christian nation, a huge break from the Roman tradition
4) The empire he founded was based somewhat on Rome, but was definitely more eastern oriented
Now, I know there are strong arguments for him being for Rome... such as there was never a formal split of the empires, at least an announced split.