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How Did The Silk Roads Lead To The Destruction Of The Western Roman Empire

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The capital of the Roman Empire was moved from Rome to Byzantium by the emperor Constantine in 312 BC. This decision was based on the wealth and stronger defense in the East, two factors that also enabled the Eastern Roman Empire to thrive even after the Western Roman Empire was conquered. The strength of religion in the Eastern Roman Empire was another. The wealth of the East was due to the large quantity of materials such as gold, grains, wines, silks, and olive oils. These goods could be traded along one if the many eastern trade routes, such as along the silk roads into China. These trade routes connected Constantinople to many countries that were unreachable by the Western Roman Empire, such as into Asia Minor. At this point in time,
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