Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Byzantine/Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople around 330 AD.
The Byzantine Empire lasted for nearly 1,000 years.
Constantinople became the new capital in the year a.d. 312
Constantine established Constantinople in the year 330 AD. He chose the site of the ancient city of Byzantium and transformed it into a new capital for the Roman Empire, renaming it Constantinople. The city became a significant center for trade, culture, and politics, and later served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Constantine I renamed it from Byzantium to Constantinople in the year of 327 AD.
Previously, crusading armies had occupied Constantinople, but the Byzantine Empire never fell and ultimately reclaimed their capital every time. But in the fifteenth century the Ottoman Turks, led by Sultan Mehmet and armed with the newly invented gunpowder, successfully captured much of Greece and, in 1453, penetrated Constantinople's three walls, made it their capital, and renamed it Istanbul, officially concluding the Byzantine Empire and the 2206 year legacy of the Romans.
the byzantine empire ended when the Ottoman Turks invaded Constantinople in the year 1453 A.D. The Turks kept the name Constantinople for centuries, but renamed it Istanbul in 1930.
Yes, when Constantinople fell, the scholars from Constantinople took their work ie: Maps, Paintings, Formulas, Diagrams, etc. They went to Italy and spread their Ideas. So, the fall of Constantinople affected the Italian Renaissance,
>Constantinople fell with rome in 414 to the Byzantine Empire. >>Constantinople fell on May 29, 1453 to Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror. This is when the Byzantine Empire also fell, and the Hagia Sophia became a mosque.
constantinople, jerusalem and alexandria
The Byzantine Empire was in the eastern part of the Roman Empire, and continued following the fall of Rome in the west. The city of Byzantium was rebuilt and made Constantine's capital around 330 AD. The Byzantine Empire ruled until the Ottoman Turks overtook Constantinople in 1453 AD.
Although thwarted by Byzantine resistance during the rapid expansion of the 7th century, a Muslim nation (the Ottoman Turks) was finally able to capture The Queen of Cities (Constantinople) in 1453.
Sultan Mehmet the second was the 18 year old who conquered Constantinople ( Istanbul) And put an end to the Byzantine empire