The advantages were strategic. Constantinople was more easily defended than the city of Rome (which was subject to malaria outbreaks among other things). Constantine moved the captial to the Greek city of Byzantium and renamed it "Nova Roma" (New Rome.) The name was changed to Constantinople ("city of Constantine") after the emperor's death. Constantinople remained the capital of the Roman and Byzantime empires for over a thousand years, until it was captured by the Turks in the 1400s. Long after Rome fell to barbarian invaders, Constantinople thrived as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (by then the Roman Empire had split into Eastern and Western realms, with separate emperors for each, though they remained closely allied with one another.
Constantinople
constantinople was named after constantine who was an emperor. Also constantinople was the new capital and that is why he decided to name it after himself.
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.
he built what is today known as Istanbul (Constantinople) located in Turkey.
Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium which he rebuilt and renamed Constantinople after himself.
constantine's capitol was constantinople
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.
in Constantinople
Constantinople
constantinople was named after constantine who was an emperor. Also constantinople was the new capital and that is why he decided to name it after himself.
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.
Constantinople
he built what is today known as Istanbul (Constantinople) located in Turkey.
Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium which he rebuilt and renamed Constantinople after himself.
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine the Great around 330 AD.
Constantine did not make Rome the imperial capital. He designated Byzantium, which he redeveloped and renamed Constantinople (City of Constantine), as his imperial capital.
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine the Great around 330 AD.