Constantinople Is Founded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Cities, Urbanization, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Turkey, Constantinople, Istanbul
- Date: November 24, 326-May 11, 330
Article abstract: Constantine the Great founded Constantinople, the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire, which became instrumental in the survival of the Byzantine Empire and the extinction of the Western Roman Empire.
Summary of Event
During the third century c.e., the Roman Empire faced a crisis. Beginning in the year 235, armies around the empire acclaimed their generals as emperors, leading to constant civil wars as each new emperor attempted to gain control of Rome, the capital, for only the emperor who controlled Rome was the legitimate...
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