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Constantinople was the capital of what Greek Orthodox Christian Empire?
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∙ 13y ago
The eastern Roman Empire, which in modern times, is referred to as the byzantine empire and in their day as the roman empire. also the religion wasn't explicitly Greek orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy would be a better umbrella term.
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What was the name of the religious center of the byzantine empire?
Constantinople, was the political capital of the Byzantine Empire. It was also the religious center being the see of the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople.
Where did Constantine create a new christian capital?
Constantine I redeveloped the city of Byzantium and turned it into the new capital of the eastern part of the empire. Byzantium was renamed Constantinople. Constantinople was the capital of the eastern part of the empire, not the whole of the empire. Constantine I moved this capital from Nicomedia (just 52 miles further west, in northwestern Turkey) to Constantinople. The Capital of the western part of the empire was Milan. Remember too, that although Constantinople was a capital, it was not a Christian capital. It was simply the capital.Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1453 and is now called Istanbul.
Meaning of constantinople?
Constantinople - the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
What is the capital of the byzsantine empire?
the capital of the Byzantine Empire was Constantinople.
What is Constantinople's capital?
Constantinople did not have a capital, it was a capitol. It was the capital of the Byzantine or Eastern Roman empire.
Was Constantinople the capital of the whole Roman Empire or was it just the capital of the Eastern Empire which is the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine/Eastern Empire. It wasn't the capital of the whole empire, but it was a major city for sure.
What city was the capital of Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What christian church developed the byzantine empire?
The Byzantine Empire is just the modern name of the continuation of the Roman Empire from its eastern capital Constantinople, built on the site of the city of Byzantium. The Church in that part of the world was a continuation of the apostolic Church from earliest times. It is known as the Greek Orthodox Church.
What Christian Church developed in the Byzantine Empire?
The Byzantine Empire is just the modern name of the continuation of the Roman Empire from its eastern capital Constantinople, built on the site of the city of Byzantium. The Church in that part of the world was a continuation of the apostolic Church from earliest times. It is known as the Greek Orthodox Church.
What was the official Religion of Constantinople and The Byzantine Empire?
It was the Orthodox Church, or The Eastern Orthodox Church.
What was the religion of Constantinople during the byzantine empire?
They were mostly Christian, and after 1054, split from the catholic, or universal church, and are usually referred to as "Greek Orthodox."
What was the capital of the eastern empire of the old roman empire?
the capital of the Eastern Empire was Constantinople
