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First is mostly accurate! Diocletian actually split the Empire into four sections, but there were two senior Emperors and two junior. The capital in the Western Empire was actually Ravenna, though Rome remained important.
Second is true, but referring to a different schism than the one you're probably thinking of. The schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, which predominated in Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire, respectively, was a slow process, but is generally considered to be complete by the Great Schism of 1054
How did you read my mind about the Great Schism of 1054?! Yes, that is the one I was thinking about and I should've looked for the most popular one initially but I am working/procrastinating right now.
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