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He moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium, which would be the capital of the Byzantine Empire for more than 1,000 years.
Constantine the Great designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped and renamed it Constantinople, after himself - Constantinople means city of Constantine. However, this did not lead to the beginning of the Byzantine Empire. In fact, the Byzantine Empire did not actually exist. This is a term which has been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part of this empire and which became popular in the 19th century. The people in question did not know this term and called their empire Roman Empire. Therefore, it would be more appropriate to talk of a "Byzantine" period. This started about a century later.
On March 25,708 AD, Constantine began his reign as Catholic Pope. Constantine enacted many social and financial reforms that would strengthen the empire in years to come.
when Constantine the Great became the sole Roman Emperor (previously there was a tetrarchy, a system with four emperors) by winning two civil wars, he promised that his rule would usher in a new dawn for the Roman Empire
Constantinople was the new capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire which Constantine the Great had built. Constantine the Great moved the capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire from Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium, which he redeveloped, renamed Constantinople (city of Constantine) and inaugurated in 330. This new capital was given titles such as "The New, second Rome,' 'Eastern Rome,' 'Alma Roma,' and 'Roma Constantinopolitana.' Propaganda-wise the new capital symbolised the new dawn of the Roman Empire which Constantine rule would usher in.
Emperor Constantine reunited the Roman Empire in 324 AD after it had been split by Emperor Diocletian. But soon after his death the empire would again be divided. The east would survive; the west would fall
Because that would spread christiniaty in his empire and in the new conquered lands.
He moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium, which would be the capital of the Byzantine Empire for more than 1,000 years.
He moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium, which would be the capital of the Byzantine Empire for more than 1,000 years.
Constantine the Great designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped and renamed it Constantinople, after himself - Constantinople means city of Constantine. However, this did not lead to the beginning of the Byzantine Empire. In fact, the Byzantine Empire did not actually exist. This is a term which has been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part of this empire and which became popular in the 19th century. The people in question did not know this term and called their empire Roman Empire. Therefore, it would be more appropriate to talk of a "Byzantine" period. This started about a century later.
Constantine never had a thing to do with the "eastern" empire or the "western" empire. He moved the capital of the Roman empire to the eastern city of Constantinople. The connotation of eastern and western was not made by the ancients, but is a term invented by historians to clarify the part of the empire they would be writing about. The ancients considered the empire one, and they all considered themselves Roman.
Constantine was the emperor who made Chistianity the religion of the Roman empire. Therefore he was a believer. This is what certain theologians would like you to believe. In reality, Constantine viewed Christianity as a necessary evil. He did NOT make it the religion of the Roman empire, he merely made it a legal one. And there is absolutely no proof that he converted to Christianity on his death bed.
Constantine the Great is acknowledged as the Roman Emperor who converted to Christianity which would bring about a cataclysmic shift in the Empire and world history. As part of these Imperial policy changes Constantine is thought (controversial) to have issued the Edict of Milan, which enumerated them officially.
Constantine the Great designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped and renamed it Constantinople, after himself - Constantinople means city of Constantine. However, this did not lead to the beginning of the Byzantine Empire. In fact, the Byzantine Empire did not actually exist. This is a term which has been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part of this empire and which became popular in the 19th century. The people in question did not know this term and called their empire Roman Empire. Therefore, it would be more appropriate to talk of a "Byzantine" period. This started about a century later.
On March 25,708 AD, Constantine began his reign as Catholic Pope. Constantine enacted many social and financial reforms that would strengthen the empire in years to come.
when Constantine the Great became the sole Roman Emperor (previously there was a tetrarchy, a system with four emperors) by winning two civil wars, he promised that his rule would usher in a new dawn for the Roman Empire
Constantinople was the new capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire which Constantine the Great had built. Constantine the Great moved the capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire from Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium, which he redeveloped, renamed Constantinople (city of Constantine) and inaugurated in 330. This new capital was given titles such as "The New, second Rome,' 'Eastern Rome,' 'Alma Roma,' and 'Roma Constantinopolitana.' Propaganda-wise the new capital symbolised the new dawn of the Roman Empire which Constantine rule would usher in.