⛪ BYZANTINE EMPIRE
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CONSTANTINOPLE
A CAPITAL BETWEEN WORLDS
In 330 CE Emperor Constantine dedicated a new capital on the Bosporus Strait: Constantinople. It sat where Europe meets Asia and where the Black Sea meets the Mediterranean. While western Rome faded under pressure, the eastern Roman Empire continued from this golden city. Later historians call it the Byzantine Empire, but its people called themselves Romans for centuries.
⚡ DID YOU KNOW?
The Bosporus is a narrow waterway. Controlling it meant controlling trade between seas and continents.
EAST!
CROSSROADS
🗺️ Europe meets Asia
🚢 Ships fill the harbours
🚢 Ships fill the harbours
ROME
🦅 Eastern empire continues
🏛️ Roman law and titles
🏛️ Roman law and titles