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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.
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Is constantiople an empire or a city?
Constantinople was the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire, named so after Constantine the Great. It was not an empire.
How did emperor Constantine establish the Byzantine 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.
What did Constantine do in 330?
AnswerIn 330 CE, Emperor Constantine dedicated the new city of Constantinople as the imperial capital of the Roman Empire.
What was The city that was the capitol of the eastern roman empire and a new roman?
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
Who moved the roman empires capital to byzantium?
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
