Emporer Constantine I sets up new capital in Byzantium
in the year 330, Roman Emperor Constantine I set up his new capital in Byzantium after his conversion to Christianity. He was the first Christian Roman emporer. Image: Marble head representing Emperor Constantine the Great, at the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2.