CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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Its location on waterways.
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It sat at a crossroads for trade routes
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It had natural barriers for protection
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The city was located on the Bosporus Strait between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Constantinople lay at the crossroads of important trade routes linking Europe and Asia. As a result, Constantinople was the most important city for trade for hundreds of years. The city and its people became very wealthy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The decision to make Constantinople the capital city was probably influenced by its strategic position as the gateway between two continents, Europe and Asia, and two seas, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Under Theodosius II (408-450), Constantinople was fortified by impressive walled defences.
Detailed explanation-3: -Of all the ancient Roman cities on the list, Constantinople is undoubtedly the most important. It is also the only city that was founded by the Romans, and which surpassed Rome. Built on the ancient site of Byzantion, Constantinople was founded in 330 CE, to be a new capital of the Roman Empire.