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Which Roman emperor moved the capital of the Empire to Byzantium?

The emperor Constantine I (or the Great) did not move the imperial capital of the roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium. He moved the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire from Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium, which he redeveloped and renamed after himself -- Constantinople (City of Constantine). Milan remained the imperial capital of the western part of the empire.Nicomedia and Milan had been designated as the imperial capitals of the east and west respectively by the emperor Diocletian. Rome had already ceased to be the imperial capital before Constantine.


The eastern part of the Roman empire became known as the?

Byzantium Emipre


What year did Constantine move the capital to byzantium?

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.


Who united the Roman empire moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and he stopped the persecution of Christians?

Relevant answers:Who moved the capital of the Romans Empire from Rome to Byzantium?Constantine. Read MoreWho moved to capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium?Easy! Constantine obviously move the capital. Come on a 5th grader knows this! seriously - Constantius, retard. - Read MoreWho moved the capital of the roman empire from rome to byzantium?Constantine Read MoreWhat roman empire stopped the persecution of Christians?The roman emperor ConstantineThe Roman emperor Galerius was the first to pass a law that the Christians were not to be persecuted. Constantine the great was the first Christian emperor. Read MoreWho moved the capital of the roman empire to Byzantium?Canstantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium. =) Read MoreAll already answered on the site.


What wAs the capital of the easteren roman empire?

Well, there were many. The most famous one is of course Rome, which was the capital until the fourth century, then for the whole fourth century Milan was the new capital, followed by Ravenna in 402 AD, and so on.

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What is the Byzantium capital?

Byzantium was a city and it was the capitol of the eastern Roman empire. The eastern part of the empire was/is often called the Byzantine. So to make it (hopefully) clear, Byzantium was the capital of the Byzantine empire.


What was the capital of the Eastern Empire?

Byzantium, renamed Constantinople.


What Roman leader are you you ruled over the powerful Eastern Empire and chose to move its capital to Byzantium you were the first to establish an attitude of acceptance toward Christians by become?

Constantine was the Roman leader that ruled over the powerful Eastern Empire. He chose to move its capital to Byzantium and was the first to establish an attitude of acceptance toward Christians.


What is the capital for the Eastern Roman Empire?

Byzantium, renamed Constantinople.


What empire was the eastern part of the Roman empire?

The Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, capital city - Constantinople (nowadays - Istambul).


What became the capital city of divided Roman Empire?

Milan in the Western Empire and Byzantium in the Eastern Empire.


What Roman leader ruled over the powerful Eastern Empire and chose to move its capital to Byzantium you were the first to establish an attitude of acceptance toward Christians?

Constantine the Great


What is the capitol of the eastern roman empire?

the capital of eastern Rome was Constantinople or in other words Byzantium. It was ruled by Constantine


What city of rome did Constantine move the capital out of to move to byzantium?

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.


Where did Constantine create a new christian capital?

Constantine I redeveloped the city of Byzantium and turned it into the new capital of the eastern part of the empire. Byzantium was renamed Constantinople. Constantinople was the capital of the eastern part of the empire, not the whole of the empire. Constantine I moved this capital from Nicomedia (just 52 miles further west, in northwestern Turkey) to Constantinople. The Capital of the western part of the empire was Milan. Remember too, that although Constantinople was a capital, it was not a Christian capital. It was simply the capital.Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1453 and is now called Istanbul.


When the leader Constantine was leader the new capital of the roman empire was?

Byzantium, later renamed Constantinople after him (polis = city in Greek, the language of the Eastern Roman Empire).


Which emperor moved the capital of the romabn empire from rome to byzantium?

The Capital of the empire was not moved from Rome to Byzantium. The imperial capital of the eastern part of the empire was moved from Nicomedia (in northwetern Turkey) to nearby Byzantium by Constantine I in 330 BC. The capital of the western part of the empire remained Milan. Rome had ceased to be an imperial seat when Nicomedia and Milan were established as the imperial capitals of the two parts of the empire (286 BC) which were ruled by two co-emperos, one for each part. Rome became the nominal capital of the whole empire. Byzantium was renamed Constantinople.