642-687 CE (Superpowers)

Emperor Constans I (642-689)
The adopted son of the previous emperor, Tiberius III, Gnaeus Augustus Constans was the ideal man for the job. Though not especially gifted with military genius or noticeable charisma, he was extremely patient and willing to deal with some of the less glorious, but still necessary, aspects of imperial control. His alterations to the distribution of the Empire's productive capabilities, as well as his new agricultural policies, made Rome's farming capacity and efficiency the second greatest in the world, after the Mayans. The City grew by over a million people over his reign, partly due to his reforms, and partly due to him repealing the Urban Immigration Act of 302.