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 was the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire, named so after Constantine the Great. It was not an empire.
Constantine the Great designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped and renamed it Constantinople, after himself - Constantinople means city of Constantine. However, this did not lead to the beginning of the Byzantine Empire. In fact, the Byzantine Empire did not actually exist. This is a term which has been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part of this empire and which became popular in the 19th century. The people in question did not know this term and called their empire Roman Empire. Therefore, it would be more appropriate to talk of a "Byzantine" period. This started about a century later.
AnswerIn 330 CE, Emperor Constantine dedicated the new city of Constantinople as the imperial capital of the Roman Empire.
Constantine the Great redeveloped the city of Byzantium, named it after himself (Constantinople means city of Constantine) and designated it as the capital of the Roman Empire. This city was also given a number of honorary titles such as "The New, Second Rome,' 'Eastern Rome,' 'Alma Roma,' and 'Roma Constantinopolitana.' Later it became the capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire
Theodosius I. the Great 347-395 became Roman Emperor in 388 AD and ordered the Roman Empire to be divided after his death between his incompetent sons Honorius who took over the West Roman Empire and Arcadius who reigned over East-Rome or Byzance with his capital Constantinople. So the Roman Empire capital was not moved to Constantinople but the Empire was split in West- and East-Rome. A+ls-----Constantine
Constantinople was the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire, named so after Constantine the Great. It was not an empire.
Constantine the Great designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped and renamed it Constantinople, after himself - Constantinople means city of Constantine. However, this did not lead to the beginning of the Byzantine Empire. In fact, the Byzantine Empire did not actually exist. This is a term which has been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part of this empire and which became popular in the 19th century. The people in question did not know this term and called their empire Roman Empire. Therefore, it would be more appropriate to talk of a "Byzantine" period. This started about a century later.
Constantinople
The Emperor Constantine the Great (also known as Constantine I) moved the capital of the old Roman Empire to the Ancient Greek city in the East called Byzantium, and renamed this city as "Constantinople - the New Rome" in the year 330 AD. Constantinople remained the capital of the New Roman (or Eastern Roman) Empire until the year 1453 AD.
Byzantium, renamed Constantinople after Constantine the Great.
Constantine the Great moved the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire from Nicomedia (in northwestern Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium, which he redeveloped, renamed Constantinople (city of Constantine) and inaugurated in 330. Milan remained the imperial capital of the western part of the Roman Empire.
AnswerIn 330 CE, Emperor Constantine dedicated the new city of Constantinople as the imperial capital of the Roman Empire.
Constantine the Great designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped it and renamed it Constantinople (City of Constantine). Prior to this this city was not an imperial capital. The imperial capital in the eastern part of the Roman Empire was Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey), jut some 60 miles east of Byzantium.
It was the capital of Eastern Roman Empire, which was later called by the historians Byzantine Empire to differentiate it from the Roman Empire. Constantinople was named by the Roman emperor Constantine the First after himself but there was already a city at that location called "Byzantium". However, the people living there just usually called their city "Istanbul", which means "in this city". Today, the city is officially called Istanbul. It is the largest and most famous city of Turkey and was the capital city of the Ottoman empire until the foundation of the Turkish republic in 1922. The capital was then moved to Ankara.
Constantine the Great redeveloped the city of Byzantium, named it after himself (Constantinople means city of Constantine) and designated it as the capital of the Roman Empire. This city was also given a number of honorary titles such as "The New, Second Rome,' 'Eastern Rome,' 'Alma Roma,' and 'Roma Constantinopolitana.' Later it became the capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire
Theodosius I. the Great 347-395 became Roman Emperor in 388 AD and ordered the Roman Empire to be divided after his death between his incompetent sons Honorius who took over the West Roman Empire and Arcadius who reigned over East-Rome or Byzance with his capital Constantinople. So the Roman Empire capital was not moved to Constantinople but the Empire was split in West- and East-Rome. A+ls-----Constantine
Constantine the Great did not do anything to the capital of Rome. He create a new capital for the Roman Empire. He designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped, renamed it after himself (Constantinople, which means City of Constantine) and inaugurated it in 300.