Constantinople Proclaimed the Capital

330 CE · Konstantinopolis · political

In 330 Constantine I proclaimed the new capital built upon Byzantium as "Nova Roma" (Constantinople); it became the permanent centre of the Eastern Empire and of its successor, Byzantium.

| The founding of one of the world's most important cities, which would endure for a thousand years on the Europe-Asia axis.

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What was Constantinople Proclaimed the Capital?
In 330 Constantine I proclaimed the new capital built upon Byzantium as "Nova Roma" (Constantinople); it became the permanent centre of the Eastern Empire and of its successor, Byzantium.
When did Constantinople Proclaimed the Capital happen?
330 CE
Where did Constantinople Proclaimed the Capital take place?
Konstantinopolis