why was the location of the new capital of the Roman empire important?
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Because it lay on the European side of the Strait of Bosporus, the Emperor Constantine understood its strategic importance and upon reuniting the empire in 324 CE built his new capital there -- Constantinople.
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Constantinople was the location of the new capital of the Roman empire and was important because of the following reasons:
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- Constantinople lay on the more European side of the Strait of Bosporus.
- Emperor Constantine understood its strategic importance and incredible locational value.
- Constantine reunited the empire in 324 CE built his new capital there after his name, Constantinople.
- Due to its prime geographical location between Europe and Asia and its natural harbour, Constantinople developed into a prospering port.
- It became the site of "New Rome," a Christian city of immense wealth and glorious architecture, by Roman Emperor Constantine in 330 A.D.
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