Talk:Capitals of ancient Rome

Although I've called my proposal a "merge," basically I suggest this article be replaced entirely with a redirect to Roman Empire. This article attempts a three-paragraph summary of 1000 years of history. All of the facts in this article are already in the Roman Empire article, along with far more context (and correct spelling). --Russ Blau (talk) 19:16, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

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As the person who requested that this article be created, I feel like I should input my two cents' worth. What I had wanted to get from this article (as I called it, "Capitals of the Roman Empire") was a list of the capitals used by the Roman Emperors. An example:

Ravenna (date it became the effective capital of the Western Emperors - date the capital was moved to another city): --Some history of the actions of the Emperors while in Ravenna, why they moved there, why they eventually left from there, etc.--

I certainly didn't want this to be a less informative version of the Roman Empire page. I disagree with the idea that this article should become a simple redirect to the Roman Empire page, but I think that this article should look completely different by the time we're done with it. --Ro4444 (talk) 10:00, 24 January 2005 (UTC)

This should be deleted/completely redone
No mention of what a capital meant to the Roman Empire (what purpose did it serve, did it's citizens have more rights than other Romans? Were only people born in Rome considered Romans?) There is no mention of various administrative capitals of Rome (Constantinople, Ravenna). Nor is there mention of perhaps other administrative capitals - where were the praetors or prefects headquartered? Did they have special priviledges? How did Rome see other cities/capital of conquered peoples (e.g. Alexandria)? Are their relics of these cities in Modern Europe (Londonium, Lutetia)? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Arthurian Legend (talk • contribs).