Throughout the centuries of imperial expansion, decline, and fall, Italy took a back seat as the realm of power moved with the armies away from Rome, east to Byzantium and to the north as far as Gaul or Germany.
The empire expanded as far north as Germany.
but she went to work at eight o'clock in the morning and Tracy'd get there at seven thirty and have complete charge of this then three week old until the mother came home at uh at four or four thirty