When Constantine rebuilt Byzantium, it was called "New Rome" because Constantine?

became the new ruler of the Roman Church

built it to resemble "Old Rome"

combined the Western and Eastern Roman empires

discarded old Roman traditions and began new ones

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Elliott Pearson

12 July, 07:54

When Constantine rebuilt Byzantium, it was called "New Rome" because Constantine?

became the new ruler of the Roman Church

built it to resemble "Old Rome"

combined the Western and Eastern Roman empires

discarded old Roman traditions and began new ones

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London Monroe · Answer 1

Constantine built it to resemble "Old Rome."

Constantine was making his own capital city in monumental fashion, but wanted to give it also the prestige and aura of the Roman Empire. The building of Constantinople took several years, and Constantine modeled it after Rome, with government buildings designed in Roman style.

The existing city of Byzantium was the place Constantine built up and renamed after himself as Constantinople. (That's why the Eastern Roman Empire often is referred to as the Byzantine Empire.)

Today, Istanbul is the name of the city that was once Byzantium and then Constantinople.

When Constantine rebuilt Byzantium, it was called "New Rome" because Constantine?became the new ruler of the Roman Churchbuilt it to resemble "Old Rome"combined the Western and Eastern Roman empiresdiscarded old Roman traditions and began new ones

When Constantine rebuilt Byzantium, it was called "New Rome" because Constantine?

became the new ruler of the Roman Church

built it to resemble "Old Rome"

combined the Western and Eastern Roman empires

discarded old Roman traditions and began new ones