Constantinople was the magnificent city that served as the capital of the eastern half of the Roman Empire. Formerly the city of Byzantine, Constantine renamed it as Constantinople in A.D. 330. It was designed to be the Rome of the East. | Constantinople was the magnificent city that served as the capital of the eastern half of the Roman Empire. Formerly the city of Byzantine, Constantine renamed it as Constantinople in A.D. 330. It was designed to be the Rome of the East. |