From Byzantium to Constantinople: An Urban History

by Matthews and John Matthews

The consecration of the city of Constantinople in 330 CE on the emplacement of the Greek city of Byzantium was one of the most important moments in the whole of Graeco-Roman history. The foundation of the city responded to important changes in the social, political, and cultural character of the Roman empire of the first three centuries. In its role as the capital of the Byzantine Empire, it provided a setting for a new religion and the framework...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197585493
• ISBN13: 9780197585498
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"