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==History==

In 476, after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, the Eastern Roman Empire remained stable through the early years of the Middle Ages and retained the ability for expansion. During this period Emperor [[Justinian]] re-conquered, as part of the Eastern Roman Empire, North Africa, Italy, Dalmatia, and parts of Spain. This expansion put an incredible strain on the limited resources of the Empire, but later emperors would not surrender the re-conquered lands to remedy the strain on resources. This set the stage for establishment of the Exarchates to handle locally the constantly evolving situation in the provinces.