Byzantine Empire - Constantine moved the seat of the Empire to Constantinople
Time: 330
Place: Constantinople, Roman Empire
Details: In 330, Constantine moved the seat of the Empire to Constantinople, which he founded as a second Rome on the site of Byzantium, a city strategically located on the trade routes between Europe and Asia and between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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