Explanation: The Eastern Roman Empire, sometimes known as the Byzantine Empire, survived after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. But the Byzantines were FAKE and GREEK and DIDN’T EVEN OWN THE CITY OF ROME

Keep the rich, densely settled and productive parts of the empire. Don’t overextend. Focus your forces on what you can defend. Live on for a thousand years more.

Eastern Roman Empire > dead Western Roman Empire.