How come Italy used to be the center of the civilized world,

[maks]

a distinction without a difference, greek and roman culture had essentially become one by the time rome fell, and while i agree that east eventually became a greek medieval state, up until late antiquity and the reign of emperor heraclius it was far more roman than anything the west tried to front

strongly disagree, greek and roman cultures had their similarities but they were very different and distinct. might as well say american culture is the same as roman because some of our government buildings have columns.

[Genital Doli]

strongly disagree, greek and roman cultures had their similarities but they were very different and distinct. might as well say american culture is the same as roman because some of our government buildings have columns.

look the problem with what youre saying is that they were very distinct for a very long time, but by this time all distinctions had completely disappeared between the two, and the culture practiced by people in corinth by around 400 A.D. was not much different from the culture practiced by men in rome. there's a reason byzantine rule in italy continued on-and-off until the 10th century