"The Roman emperors of the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries were probably right in seeing unity as essential to the success and perhaps even the survival of Rome. Ironically, however, their attempts to create unity often created as many problems as they solved."

CONSTANTIUS, JULIAN THE APOSTATE, THEODOSIUS, ARIANS, NICAEA, NESTORIANS, MONOPHYSITES, ZENO, ALARIC, STILICHO, JEROME, ST. AUGUSTINE, JUSTINIAN

I. Constantine

II.  Sons of Constantine

III. Julian the Apostate

IV. Jovian, Valentinian, Valens

V. Theodosius the Great

VI. Division of Empire: Honorius, Arcadius

VII. Invasions

IX. The Fall of the West?

X. The Eastern Empire/Struggle for religious unity

XI. Justinian