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Constantinople
Constantinople, roughly translated as the "Constantine's City," is a bustling metropolis lying on the Sea of Marmara, currently under the control of the Croatian Empire. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia it is one of the major centers of trade in the world.
The city was originally built on the settlement of Byzantium, a Greek colony founded ca. 670-660 BC. Emperor Constantine I believed the capital of the Roman Empire should be located in the east, closer to the frontiers, fledgling settlements, and legions fighting off invading armies. Thus, Constantine built his city on the layout of Byzantium and named his new capital Nova Roma.
Supplied by the richest provinces of the Empire, such as Pergamon, Nova Roma quickly grew in size and wealth. Following the death of Constantine, it was renamed Nova Roma Constantinopolitana, later anglicized as Constantinople.
Despite the short union of empires under Constanine, the Roman Empire was split into east and west again following his death. With Rome as the capital of the west, Constantinople was chosen as the established as the capital of the easter empire. It would remain this way until the collapse of the west; from here, Constantinople emerged as reincarnation of Rome as the eastern empire evolved into the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople remained the capital of the Byzantine Empire until 1081, when the city fell to the Seljuk Turks. Much of the city was pilliaged and destroyed as various muslim powers controlled the city for the next 40 years. Finally, on January 10, 1124, King Momchil Trpimirovic liberated the city. It remained in Croatian hands as part of the personal demense of the Croatian King. The city was resettled and grew as Croats emigrated eastward. With the growing Croatian prescense in the city, it was eventually chosen as the ideal location for the capital of new Croatian Empire.
The city was originally built on the settlement of Byzantium, a Greek colony founded ca. 670-660 BC. Emperor Constantine I believed the capital of the Roman Empire should be located in the east, closer to the frontiers, fledgling settlements, and legions fighting off invading armies. Thus, Constantine built his city on the layout of Byzantium and named his new capital Nova Roma.
Supplied by the richest provinces of the Empire, such as Pergamon, Nova Roma quickly grew in size and wealth. Following the death of Constantine, it was renamed Nova Roma Constantinopolitana, later anglicized as Constantinople.
Despite the short union of empires under Constanine, the Roman Empire was split into east and west again following his death. With Rome as the capital of the west, Constantinople was chosen as the established as the capital of the easter empire. It would remain this way until the collapse of the west; from here, Constantinople emerged as reincarnation of Rome as the eastern empire evolved into the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople remained the capital of the Byzantine Empire until 1081, when the city fell to the Seljuk Turks. Much of the city was pilliaged and destroyed as various muslim powers controlled the city for the next 40 years. Finally, on January 10, 1124, King Momchil Trpimirovic liberated the city. It remained in Croatian hands as part of the personal demense of the Croatian King. The city was resettled and grew as Croats emigrated eastward. With the growing Croatian prescense in the city, it was eventually chosen as the ideal location for the capital of new Croatian Empire.
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