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Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium which he rebuilt and renamed Constantinople after himself.
Constantine the Great. The new capital city Byzantium was renamed Constantinople after him.
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 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.
Constantine I redeveloped the city of Byzantium and turned it into the new capital of the eastern part of the empire. Byzantium was renamed Constantinople. Constantinople was the capital of the eastern part of the empire, not the whole of the empire. Constantine I moved this capital from Nicomedia (just 52 miles further west, in northwestern Turkey) to Constantinople. The Capital of the western part of the empire was Milan. Remember too, that although Constantinople was a capital, it was not a Christian capital. It was simply the capital.Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1453 and is now called Istanbul.
Constantine moved the capitol to Byzantium, but rebuilt and renamed the city Constantinople after himself.
The emperor Constantine I (or the Great) did not move the imperial capital of the roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium. He moved the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire from Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium, which he redeveloped and renamed after himself -- Constantinople (City of Constantine). Milan remained the imperial capital of the western part of the empire.Nicomedia and Milan had been designated as the imperial capitals of the east and west respectively by the emperor Diocletian. Rome had already ceased to be the imperial capital before Constantine.
Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium which he rebuilt and renamed Constantinople after himself.
Constantine the Great. The new capital city Byzantium was renamed Constantinople after him.
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 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.
The Roman capital was moved to Bizantium and renamed it Constantinople.
Constantine moved the Roman capital, but he built a new city at the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople. Today it is known as Istanbul.Constantine moved the Roman capital, but he built a new city at the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople. Today it is known as Istanbul.Constantine moved the Roman capital, but he built a new city at the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople. Today it is known as Istanbul.Constantine moved the Roman capital, but he built a new city at the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople. Today it is known as Istanbul.Constantine moved the Roman capital, but he built a new city at the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople. Today it is known as Istanbul.Constantine moved the Roman capital, but he built a new city at the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople. Today it is known as Istanbul.Constantine moved the Roman capital, but he built a new city at the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople. Today it is known as Istanbul.Constantine moved the Roman capital, but he built a new city at the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople. Today it is known as Istanbul.Constantine moved the Roman capital, but he built a new city at the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople. Today it is known as Istanbul.
It was Emperor Constantine I . The reason he moved from Rome to Byzantium, was because Rome was tainted with Pagan Traditions. He renamed the city Constantinople, in honor of himself.
Constantine I redeveloped the city of Byzantium and turned it into the new capital of the eastern part of the empire. Byzantium was renamed Constantinople. Constantinople was the capital of the eastern part of the empire, not the whole of the empire. Constantine I moved this capital from Nicomedia (just 52 miles further west, in northwestern Turkey) to Constantinople. The Capital of the western part of the empire was Milan. Remember too, that although Constantinople was a capital, it was not a Christian capital. It was simply the capital.Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1453 and is now called Istanbul.
Turkey's capital was Constantinople. It was renamed to Istanbul.
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.