Brownworth identifies the founding of Constantinople — Constantine refounding Byzantium as his new Christian imperial capital — as the conventional starting point most historians give to Byzantine history. He distinguishes two related dates: 324, when Constantine began building, and 330, when the city was formally dedicated.
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Brownworth identifies the founding of Constantinople — Constantine refounding Byzantium as his new Christian imperial capital — as the conventional starting point most historians give to Byzantine history. He distinguishes two related dates: 324, when Constantine began building, and 330, when the city was formally dedicated.
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