Question

Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

Answer 1

Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, was called Constantinople when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. The city was founded in 330 AD by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire until it fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453.

Answer 2

When Istanbul was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, it was known as Constantinople. The city was founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine in 324 AD and served as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, later known as the Byzantine Empire, until it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1453, and was renamed Istanbul.

Answer 3

Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, was known as Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire. The city was initially founded as Byzantium in the 7th century BCE and later became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, which is often referred to as the Byzantine Empire. In 330 CE, the Roman Emperor Constantine I relocated the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople. The city served as the political, cultural, and economic center of the Byzantine Empire until its fall in 1453. After the Ottoman conquest, Constantinople was renamed Istanbul and became the capital of the Ottoman Empire, which lasted until the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.

Answer 4

Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, was formerly known as Constantinople when it served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire. The name Constantinople was given to the city in 330 AD by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, who moved the capital of the Roman Empire there and named it after himself. The city remained the capital of the Byzantine Empire until it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1453 and became the capital of the Ottoman Empire. In 1930, the city's name was officially changed to Istanbul.