History of Europe

Why was constantinople called new rome?

The city of Constantinople was founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD. He chose the site because of its strategic location on the Bosphorus Strait, which connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The city was built on the site of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium and was named "Nova Roma" (New Rome) in honor of the emperor.

Constantinople became the new capital of the Roman Empire and remained the capital for over 1,000 years, until the Ottoman Turks conquered the city in 1453. During the Byzantine period, Constantinople was one of the most important cities in the world and was a center of Christianity and culture.