On this day 1693 years ago Saint Constantine The Great founded the city of Constantinople (Modern Istanbul) on top of the ruins of the Ancient Greek city of Byzantion
On this day 1693 years ago Saint Constantine The Great founded the city of Constantinople (Modern Istanbul) on top of the ruins of the Ancient Greek city of Byzantion
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And turned the role into a hereditary position to give to his dumb ass kids. Not my emperor !
I don’t think Byzantion was in ruins when Constantine came along.
St Constantine lol the dude wasn’t even christian
It was a ruin before Constantine? I thought it was rebuild under Severus.
It must have been easy to build cities by carrying whole ass buildings in your hands.
[Obligatory?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcze7EGorOk)