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In the Middle Ages Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Now a days changing capital is something countries dont do but Roman Emperor Constantine I identified the site of Byzantium as the capital because it was a safe place for a emperor to seat.

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