The answer is C alliances when one country went to war they brought all their allies with them
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Constantine the Great is your answer
Constantine dreamt of being able to reunite all of the previous Roman Empire together, and he started the conquest. At the end of it, he was actually really close to controlling all of the old Roman Empire, as well as extending the empire into newer areas.
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