I think both were met with violent resistance in the South.
The best and correct answer would be It was in an area of the world that emperors did not want to conquer. This is a strong country with brave emperors which the other countries do not want to deal with.
It created an orderly plain to settle a new area of the u.s, the territory grew in population and got rights for self government as well.
C.helping poor nations to develop economically
Constantine the Great, a Roman Emperor (the same who moved the capital to Constantinople) which later led to the split of the empire ended the persecution of Christians and legalized Christianity.
Christianity then later became the state religion by the Emperor Theodosius I in 380 AD.