Constantine the Great moved the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire from Nicomedia (in northwestern Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium, which he redeveloped, renamed Constantinople (city of Constantine) and inaugurated in 330. Milan remained the imperial capital of the western part of the Roman Empire.
Constantine's new capital is Nova Roma or "New Rome".
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Constantine's new capital is Nova Roma or "New Rome".
Constantine did not make Rome the imperial capital. He designated Byzantium, which he redeveloped and renamed Constantinople (City of Constantine), as his imperial capital.
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Byzantium was renamed Constantinople when Constantine designated it as his capital. It did not assume this name eventually. It means City of Constantine.
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.
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.
After ten years of civil war, where did Constantine establish the capital of the Eastern Empire?
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.
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