How did the location of the help the byzantine empire prosper?

Answer 1

constantinople also stood at the crossroads of Europe and Asia,and the many sea and overland trade routes linking east and west. UNDER THE BYZANTINES,THIS LOCATION HELPED MAKE THE CITY,AND SOME CITIZENS,FABULOUSLY WEALTHY

Answer 2

strategically located between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara at the point where Europe meets Asia, Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christian empire, successor to ancient Greece and Rome. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest[1] and wealthiest city.

Depending on the background of its rulers, it often had several different names at any given time; among the most common wereByzantium (Gr.:Βυζάντιον, Byzántion), New Rome (Gr.: Νέα Ῥώμη Néa Rhōmē, Latin: Nova Roma), Constantinople, and Stambol/Stamboul. It was also called Tsargrad (Цѣсарьградъ; "City of the Emperors") by the Slavs, while to the Vikings it was known as Miklagarð, "the Great City", similar to the common Greek appellation "the City" (ἡ Πόλις, hē Pólis).

It was officially renamed to its modern Turkish name Istanbul in 1930[2][3] with the Turkish Postal Service Law, as part of Atatürk'snational reforms.[4][5] This name in turn derives from the Greek and Slavic colloquial name Stambol; see Names of Istanbul for fuller discussion. The site lay astride the land route from Europe to Asia and the seaway from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, and had in the Golden Horn an excellent and spacious harbour.

Answer 3

constantinople also stood at the crossroads of europe and asia,and the many sea and overland trade routes linking east and west. UNDER THE BYZANTINES,THIS LOCATION HELPED MAKE THE CITY,AND SOME CITIZENS,FABULOUSLY WEALTHY

Answer 4

Surrounded on 3 Sides by Water, commanding the Strongest Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, and Controlling the Strategic Bosphorus Straight which connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea. Russia is Blockaded from Ice Free Ports on the Black Sea 3 ways; 1) Bosphorus and Dardanelles, 2) Gibralter, UK, and 3) Suez Canal, formerly UK, Egyptian since 1956.

Answer 5

The Byzantine Empire was strategically located on the Straight of Istanbul and at the western end of the Silk Roads. They controlled the trade connecting the Mediterranean (Europe) with Asia. It was their most valuable export, making them one of the most powerful economies in the world.

Answer 6

byzantine empire had its capital in the major trading routes of Asia and Europe. it was also paninsula. with sea trading too.

Answer 7

Constantinople. Its location allowed it to control access to the black sea, and the crossroads between the east and west.