Nova Roma later renamed Constantinople http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople
Constantine built the city of Constantinople as the new capital.
Constantine the Great. The new capital city Byzantium was renamed Constantinople after him.
Constantinople
he built what is today known as Istanbul (Constantinople) located in Turkey.
Constantine's new capital is Nova Roma or "New Rome".
Constantine the Great ruled the Roman Empire. In his days the empire had an imperial capital in the west, Milan, and an imperial capital in the east, Nicomedia (in northwestern Turkey. Constantine moved the capital of the east from Nicomedia to Constantinople.
Constantine's new capital is Nova Roma or "New Rome".
The Emperor Constantine the Great (also known as Constantine I) moved the capital of the old Roman Empire to the Ancient Greek city in the East called Byzantium, and renamed this city as "Constantinople - the New Rome" in the year 330 AD. Constantinople remained the capital of the New Roman (or Eastern Roman) Empire until the year 1453 AD.
Constantine the Great did not do anything to the capital of Rome. He create a new capital for the Roman Empire. He designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped, renamed it after himself (Constantinople, which means City of Constantine) and inaugurated it in 300.
Constantine the Great designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped it, named it after himself as Constantinople (City of Constantine) and inaugurated it in 330. Nowadays this city is called Istanbul.
AnswerIn 330 CE, Emperor Constantine dedicated the new city of Constantinople as the imperial capital of the Roman Empire.
Nova Roma later renamed Constantinople http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople