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		cafard on March 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Egypt prepares to start move to new capital, away ... Byzantium was a city for centuries before Constantine was born, and a fine place to control the grain trade from the Black Sea.

arethuza on March 19, 2021 | [–]

There was a city there but it wasn't that large and was dramatically redeveloped after it became the new capital:

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/making-constantinople/

danjac on March 19, 2021 | [–]

Not to mention being closer to the Silk Road trade routes through Asia.

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