Constantinople - Istanbul. Lecture 1 of 3. From Byzantion to Nova Roma.

Lecture 1 of 3. From Byzantion to Nova Roma. Sitting astride the Bosphorus, separating Europe from Asia, the Greek colony of Byzantion attracted little attention until Constantine I chose it as his new imperial residence, re-naming it "New Rome." It soon became the new capital of the Roman Empire. A lecture by Dr.

William J. Neidinger.