# Constantinople Dedicated (330)

URL: https://roman-history.com/timeline/330-constantinople-dedicated
Location: Constantinople
Categories: main-event

The refounded city on the Bosporus became an imperial capital of exceptional strategic importance.

## Why it matters
Constantinople anchored the Roman state in the eastern Mediterranean for more than a millennium.

Ruler at the time: [Constantine I](https://roman-history.com/rulers/constantine-i)