> This happened with the Macedonian Empire after the > death of Alexander, with the Roman Empire after they > conquered the Mediterranean, with the Carolingian > Kingdom after the death of Charlemagne, etc.
Bit of a difference here: WHen Alexander died he had no formal rules of succession in place. It was only natural for his empire to fragment into lesser factions for all that had a legitimate claim. Similarly, the Roman Empire had no formal rules of succession (beyond designation by the living emperor of whom he wanted to succeed him). Combine that with Imperial pandering to the military, and you have a situation ripe for civil war. Finally, the Carolingian Empire was divided amongst Charlamange's 3 sons, following Germanic custom, so that hardly count either... Damon. ===== ------------------------------------------------------------ Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: Legends Aussie Centurion Mk.5/1 ------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
