How did Byzantium become Constantinople? - Archaeology Ep 8

In 324 AD, following the Battle of Chrysopolis, Constantine the Great became sole ruler of the Roman Empire. He decided to shift the capital east to Constantinople, built on a city formerly known as Byzantium. How did Byzantium go from being just another minor city in the Roman Empire to Constantinople, a bustling metropolis that was capital of the Byzantine Empire for over 1000 years? #archaeology #archaeological #roman #romanempire #romanhistory #history #ancienthistory

00:00 Intro
01:21 Byzantium before Constantine
03:58 The Hippodrome of Constantinople
05:19 Baths of Zeuxippos
08:47 Churches
09:29 The Great Palace
09:53 Forum of Constantine
11:04 Later urban developments
12:16 End

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