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1. The Byzantine Empire began as

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The beginnings of the Byzantine Empire lie in the decision of Roman emperor Constantine I to relocate the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium on 11 May 330 CE. The popular name Constantinople or 'City of Constantine' soon replaced the emperor's own official choice of 'New Rome'.

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