jan 1, 315 - Byzantine Bureaucracy
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The Byzantine Empire was run by bureaucracy. A bureaucracy is a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. The Byzantine Empire developed bureaucracy from the Roman Empire. Bureaucrats were specialized in various offices and were officials close to the emperor. Bureaucracy was important because it shaped the government of the Byzantine Empire.
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