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Did Justinian intend for reconquered Western Roman territory to be reestablished as a formal "Western Roman Empire", with it's own Emperor and authority, or did he intend on being the sole ruler of a united empire, reversing the division of the Roman Empire from centuries ago?

by /u/derstherower in /r/AskHistorians

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