A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c15.31

c15.31

The reign of Constantine was also marked by the establishment of a new system of administration. He divided the empire into four prefectures, which were governed by prefects of the praetorium. These officers were invested with the most extensive powers, and were responsible only to the emperor. This system, which was intended to secure the tranquillity of the empire, had the effect of increasing the power of the governors, and of rendering the administration more corrupt.