Constantinople

“	"The constant cons of constantinople"	„
	~ -Julian the Apostate

Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Roman and Ottoman Empires for 1600 years. It was founded by Constantine in 330, built over the site of old Byzantium. It was changed to Istanbul by Ataturk on its 1600 anniversary, due to wanting to distance Turkey from its imperial past.

Constantinople
Legislative branch	The Senate 330-1453 The Imperial Council 1453-1924 Grand National Assembly 1924-1930
military branch	Scholae Palatinae 312-1068/1069 Varangian Guard 867-1453 Janissary Corps 1453-1830 Turkish Armed Forces 1830-present
Societal information
Official language	Latin, 330-610 Greek 610-1204 and 1261-1453 French 1204-1261 Turkish 1453-1930
State religious body	Orthodox Church 330-1204 and 1261-1453 Catholic Church 1204-1261 Sunni Islam 1453-1924 Secularism 1924- 1930
historical information
Formed from	Byzantium
Date established	330
Date fragmented	1930
Date reorganized	1930 as Istanbul

Constantinople (Byzantium before it was renamed by Constantine I) was found by Constantine I in 330 AD after he won the Tetrarchy civil wars. Constantine I then set Constantinople to Rome's capital, to get closer to Rome's biggest enemy, the Sassanids.