Constantine did not move Constantinople. He founded it. The designated the city of Byzantium (in Greece) as his imperial capital, redeveloped it and renamed it Constantinople after himself (it means City of Constantine).
Constantine designated Byzantium as his imperial seat, redeveloped it and renamed him Constantinople after himself, (it means city of Constantine). Under his predecessor, Diocletian, there were four imperial seats: Nicomedia, Milan, Sirmium and Augusta Trevorum. Rome had ceased to be the capital of he empire.
Constantine I moved the capital of the eastern part of the empire from Nicomedia (in northwestern Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium which was redeveloped and renamed Constantinople. The capital of the western part of the empire was Milan.
Actually, Constantine moved it to Byzantium. He moved there because he thought it had a unique and beautiful background for his people.
No, there were no popes at the time of Constantine. Constantine moved the capital because of economic and logistical reasons. The eighth-century forgery now known as the Donation of Constantine claimed that Constantine moved his imperial capital to the east, in order to grant the pope temporal power in the west. However, nothing in this document was true.
Constantine did not move Constantinople. He founded it. The designated the city of Byzantium (in Greece) as his imperial capital, redeveloped it and renamed it Constantinople after himself (it means City of Constantine).
Constantine designated Byzantium as his imperial seat, redeveloped it and renamed him Constantinople after himself, (it means city of Constantine). Under his predecessor, Diocletian, there were four imperial seats: Nicomedia, Milan, Sirmium and Augusta Trevorum. Rome had ceased to be the capital of he empire.
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Constantine I moved the capital of the eastern part of the empire from Nicomedia (in northwestern Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium which was redeveloped and renamed Constantinople. The capital of the western part of the empire was Milan.
AD. 330
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.
Constantine did not move the imperial capital form Rome to Byzantium. Rome had already ceased to be the capital when his predecessor, Diocletian, designated Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey) as the imperial capital of the eastern part of the empire and Milan (in Italy) as the imperial capital of the western part of the empire. Constantine redeveloped Byzantium and renamed it. It became Constantinople (City of Constantine). It was inaugurated in 330.
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Actually, Constantine moved it to Byzantium. He moved there because he thought it had a unique and beautiful background for his people.
No, there were no popes at the time of Constantine. Constantine moved the capital because of economic and logistical reasons. The eighth-century forgery now known as the Donation of Constantine claimed that Constantine moved his imperial capital to the east, in order to grant the pope temporal power in the west. However, nothing in this document was true.
Constantine's new capital is Nova Roma or "New Rome".