Byzantine did exist though - even if the name wasn’t that..

The split of the empire was necessary for the formation of nations. The east Roman Empire had the template that even patriotic Americans hold to today - even if they don’t know it. Again americas war of independence would not even exist as an idea - they could have just played ball under the British.

Less power for monarchs meant they were often more interested in the prosperity of their own kingdom rather than exploiting another to appease another group.

As for the formation of Rome - that’s unavoidable. It was always going to happen. In a different version of history - Rome would lose to the Macedonians and the empire Alexander had established... and Rome would have simply been Macedonon.

Byzantine is an important step in representation of your own peoples, by taking power from an already established super power...

The formation of the two emperor system however is also a bit of a happenchance. Cards fell into place - where there was more than one claim to the throne - and each took a part of the empire, splitting one royal family into two.

Byzantine did exist though - even if the name wasn’t that..

The split of the empire was necessary for the formation of nations. The east Roman Empire had the template that even patriotic Americans hold to today - even if they don’t know it. Again americas war of independence would not even exist as an idea - they could have just played ball under the British.

Less power for monarchs meant they were often more interested in the prosperity of their own kingdom rather than exploiting another to appease another group.

As for the formation of Rome - that’s unavoidable. It was always going to happen. In a different version of history - Rome would lose to the Macedonians and the empire Alexander had established... and Rome would have simply been Macedonon.

Byzantine is an important step in representation of your own peoples.