Constantine the Great moved his capitol to the new city of Constantinople, which he named after himself. It was founded on the site of the old city of Byzantium. Constantinople is now known as Istanbul and is largest city in modern Turkey. Constantinople was the capital of the eastern part of the empire. The capital of the western part was Milan.
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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.
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 the Great designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped it and renamed it Constantinople (City of Constantine). Contrary from it is sometimes though, he did not move the capital from Rome. Rome had already ceased to be the imperial capital under Constantine's predecessor, Diocletian, who designated Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey, not far from Byzantium) as the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and Milan (in northern Italy) as the imperial capital of the western part of the empire.
Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium which he rebuilt and renamed Constantinople after himself.
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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.
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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.
Constantine the Great consecrated Nova Roma, later named Konstantinoupolis, as the new capital of the Roman Empire on the site of Byzantium after 6 years of building, in 330 CE.
No one. Rome is still where it has always been. Constantine the Great did move the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople.
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.
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 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.
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Constantine the Great designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped it and renamed it Constantinople (City of Constantine). Contrary from it is sometimes though, he did not move the capital from Rome. Rome had already ceased to be the imperial capital under Constantine's predecessor, Diocletian, who designated Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey, not far from Byzantium) as the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and Milan (in northern Italy) as the imperial capital of the western part of the empire.