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What is another name for Constinople?
Byzantium, as it was originally called by the Greeks, was renamed Constantinople, which is now Istanbul.
The Eastern Roman Empire capital of Byzantium received a name change after a famous emperor's death The new name became what?
Byzantium was an ancient Greek city which under Roman rule become Romanised. The emperor Constantine the Great designated it as the imperial capital. He had it redeveloped and he renamed it after himself: Constantinople, which means City of Constantine. This new name was already in use during his lifetime. After Constantine, Constantinople became the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire. After his death Milan, which had been designated as the imperial capital of the western part of the empire by his predecessor (Diocletian), resumed its role as the capital of the western part. Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The use of the name Constantinople continued. However, the Turks also called it Istanbul. With the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1922, Istanbul became the sole name of this city.
Was the reason for the fall of byzantium religious?
No, he tripped.
Why did they change the Illinois capital from Kaskaskia to Vandalia?
The first capital of Illinois was moved from Kaskaskia to Vandalia because some people wished the capital to be further inside of the state. They also hoped that by moving the capital city it would encourage more people to move to other parts of the state.
Roman capital in 324 a.d. formally byzantium?
constantinople
