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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Romans called the capital of the eastern empire ____
A
Constantinople
B
Byzantium
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Byzantium took on the name of Kōnstantinoupolis ("city of Constantine", Constantinople) after its refoundation under Roman emperor Constantine I, who transferred the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium in 330 and designated his new capital officially as Nova Roma ( ) ‘New Rome’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Byzantine Empire was also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantium. It was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, and its capital city was Constantinople.

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