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jan 20, 330 - The capital moved from Rome to Constantinople

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Constantine the Great, the father of the Byzantine Empire and its first emperor, relocated the Roman Empire's capital to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople. Constantinople was picked as the new capital for political, economic c, and military reasons. It is important to note that during this time Rome thrived while back in the west everything was declining

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jan 20, 330
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~ 1696 years ago