Permanent division of the Roman Empire
PoliticsAfter the death of Theodosius I, the empire is divided between his two sons into Western and Eastern halves, never to be reunited.
- Date
- 395 · View on map
- Regions
- Europe
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
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