CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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What emperor moved the capital of the empire from Rome in the west to Byzantium in the East. He renamed the city Constantinople.
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Emperor Augustus Caesar
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Emperor Diocletian Caesar
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Emperor Nero Caesar
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Emperor Constantine Caesar
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Reference no. In 324, after the Western and Eastern Roman Empires were reunited, the ancient city of Byzantium was selected to serve as the new capital of the Roman Empire, and the city was renamed Nova Roma, or “New Rome", by Emperor Constantine the Great.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 330 A.D., the Roman Emperor Constantine shifted the center of power from the western half of the Roman Empire to the Eastern half. Constantine wanted to create a “New Rome” and rebuilt the city of Byzantium to be the new capital of the empire. He named the city Constantinople, after himself.
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