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Byzantium was a city for centuries before Constantine was born, and a fine place to control the grain trade from the Black Sea.
by cafard 6y ago
Byzantium was a city for centuries before Constantine was born, and a fine place to control the grain trade from the Black Sea.
- arethuza 6y agoThere was a city there but it wasn't that large and was dramatically redeveloped after it became the new capital: https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/making-constantinople/ https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/making-constantinople/
- danjac 6y agoNot to mention being closer to the Silk Road trade routes through Asia.