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Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Byzantine/Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople around 330 AD. He felt that Rome was an unsatisfactory capital. Rome was too far from the frontiers. Constantinople provided easy trade and military access to the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Danube River, Dnieper River, and the land route to Turkestan and India.
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SteveConstantine built his new capital at Byzantium because of its strategic location.
Constantine built his new capital at Byzantium because of its strategic location.
Constantine built his new capital at Byzantium because of its strategic location.
Constantine built his new capital at Byzantium because of its strategic location.
Constantine built his new capital at Byzantium because of its strategic location.
Constantine built his new capital at Byzantium because of its strategic location.
Constantine built his new capital at Byzantium because of its strategic location.
Constantine built his new capital at Byzantium because of its strategic location.
Constantine built his new capital at Byzantium because of its strategic location.
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What current capital city did constantinopal build?
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What did the Romans call the capital they founded?
The capital city of the Romans, founded by Remus and Romulus at 753 BCE until 330 AD was Roma/ Rome. New Rome, former Port city of Byzantium, was build by Constantine I the Great as the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire which later was renamed as Constantinople a name that survived until 1923. Roma remained as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire until its fall at 479 AD. Currently Rome/ Roma is one of the two capital cities that are known with their name and were always inhabited for the last 3000 years along with Athens Greece.
Where did Kubla Khan build capital city?
It is believed that Kublai Khan built capital city in an area that is known as Xanadu. This has been debated by many people who believe that it may have been built closer to Shangdu.
Who was the Roman Emperor who first legalized Christianity and founded the first St Peter's in Rome?
· The construction of the old Basilica of St Peter's was begun by Constantine the Great between 319 and 333. · Christianity was not actually legalised. It was not given a legal status until 380 in the Edict of Thesalonica by co-emperors Gratian, Theodosius I and Valenitinian II. · Constantine was not the first emperor to decree the toleration of Christianity. The first emperor to do this was Galerius in the Edict of Toleration by Galerius of 311. In this he granted toleration, which meant that the Christians were given freedom to worship and the right to live safely (i.e., not to be persecuted). · Co-emperors Constantine the Great and Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313. This reiterated the toleration of Christianity and extended it to all religions. · The old Basilica of St Peter's no longer exists. It decayed due to neglect. The stones of its ruins were used to build the new Basilica of St Peter's in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Where did Kublai Khan build his capital city?
According to Coleridge's poem, "In Xanadu did Kubla Kahn a stately pleasure dome decree / Where Alf the scared river ran / Past canyons measureless to man / Down to the sunless see."
