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Friday, May 11, 2018

"New Rome"


Justinian I (left, holding a model of Hagia Sophia) and Constantine the Great.…330: “New Rome” established by Constantine
On this day in 330, Constantine the Great dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, an act that helped transform it into a leading city of the world.

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