330 CEReputable sourceWell documented
The Founding of Constantinople
On the timeline · around 330 CE ·
What happened
In 330 CE Constantine dedicated a new imperial capital on the site of the Greek city of Byzantium, on the Bosporus. He called it 'New Rome,' but it soon took his own name — Constantinople.
Why it matters
The new eastern capital would outlast Rome itself by nearly a thousand years as the heart of the Byzantine Empire.
Sources
- World History Encyclopedia. Constantinople · Reputable source