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Constantine the Great consecrated Nova Roma, later named Konstantinoupolis, as the new capital of the Roman Empire on the site of Byzantium after 6 years of building, in 330 CE.

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Where did Constantine move his capital to?

Byzantium


In what year did Constantine move the capital of rome to byzantium?

AD. 330


Where did Constantine move Rome's capital?

Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium which he rebuilt and renamed Constantinople after himself.


What city of rome did Constantine move the capital out of to move to byzantium?

Constantine I moved the capital of the eastern part of the empire from Nicomedia (in northwestern Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium which was redeveloped and renamed Constantinople. The capital of the western part of the empire was Milan.


What city did Constantine move his capital to.?

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What year did Constantine move the capital to byzantium?

Constantine did not move the imperial capital form Rome to Byzantium. Rome had already ceased to be the capital when his predecessor, Diocletian, designated Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey) as the imperial capital of the eastern part of the empire and Milan (in Italy) as the imperial capital of the western part of the empire. Constantine redeveloped Byzantium and renamed it. It became Constantinople (City of Constantine). It was inaugurated in 330.


Who ruled over the powerful Eastern Empire and chose to move its capital to Byzantium?

Constantine.


Where did Constantine move the empires capital to?

Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople. Constantinople wasnot the capital of the whole empire. it was the capital of the eastern part of the empire. Constantine moved the capital of the east from Nicomedia (in northwestern Turkey) to Constantinople. The imperial capital of the western part was Milan. Rome was the nominal capital of the whole empire.


What capital did Constantine move a greek city to?

He founded the city of Constantinople on the site of the old Byzantium.


Where did Constantine move romes captial?

Constantine did not move Constantinople. He founded it. The designated the city of Byzantium (in Greece) as his imperial capital, redeveloped it and renamed it Constantinople after himself (it means City of Constantine).


Why did emperor Constantine move the roman capital?

Actually, Constantine moved it to Byzantium. He moved there because he thought it had a unique and beautiful background for his people.


What emperor moved the capital of Rome to the city of Byzantium?

Constantine the Great designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped it and renamed it Constantinople (City of Constantine). Contrary from it is sometimes though, he did not move the capital from Rome. Rome had already ceased to be the imperial capital under Constantine's predecessor, Diocletian, who designated Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey, not far from Byzantium) as the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and Milan (in northern Italy) as the imperial capital of the western part of the empire.