08-02-2006, 02:54 PM
Quote:He didn't name it "Constantinople" but "Nova Roma." It was renamed after his death, but you're right nevertheless. He was considered vain even in his own time, but most Emperors were - in this respect he was not the exception
I've heard that Constantin built "Nova Roma" as a pure christian city without any conection to pagan past. But that seems to be period christians propaganda due to presence of pagan temples and own pagan past of Byzantium itself.
The other opinion is that Constantin moved capital city to "Nova Roma" to make it a new political center closer to the east. There is another question why he built the city in such a megalomaniacally style?
Martin
