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[–] 1 point 6 months ago*

In the sense they extend rules across Europe, sure. In being a colonial empire that pretty single-directionally funnels wealth to itself and it's Emperor, no.

The historical comparison I'm making here would be Justinian I vs. Emperor Wu. One put the recently dead empire back together, setting the stage for it to unify over and over again, the other tried but failed.

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