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'''''New Rome''''' (Greek: ''Nea Roma''; Latin: ''Nova Roma'') was a name given by the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Constantine I|Constantine the Great]] in 330 CE to his new imperial capital at the city on the European coast of the [[Bosporus]] strait, also known as [[Byzantium]] until then, and as ''Kōnstantinoúpolis'' ([[Constantinople]]). The city is now known as [[Istanbul]].
{{short description|Ancient nickname for the city of Byzantium, later known as Constantinople (modern Istanbul)}}
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| name = New Rome
| native_name = {{native name|el|Νέα Ῥώμη}}<br/>{{native name|la|Nova Roma}}
| alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name)
| map_type = Istanbul#Turkey Marmara#Turkey
| map_alt = A map of Byzantine Istanbul
| map_size = 275
| coordinates = {{coord|41|0|50|N|28|57|20|E|type:city_region:TR|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Fatih]], [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
| region = [[Marmara Region]]
| type = Imperial city
| part_of = [[Roman Empire]]
| length =
| width =
| area = {{convert|6|km2|abbr=on}} enclosed within Constantinian Walls
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| height =
| builder = [[Constantine the Great]]
| material =
| built = 11 May 330
| abandoned =
| epochs = [[Late antiquity]]
| cultures = {{unbulleted list| [[Greek culture|Greek]]|[[Culture of ancient Rome|Latin]]}}
|}}
'''New Rome''' ({{langx|grc|Νέα Ῥώμη}}, ''Néa Rhṓmē''; {{IPA|grc-x-koine|ˈne̞a ˈr̥o̞ːme̞ː|lang|link=yes}}; {{Langx|la|Nova Roma}}; {{IPA|la|ˈnɔwa ˈroma|label=[[Late Latin]]:}}) was the original name given by the [[Roman emperor]] [[Constantine the Great]] to his new imperial capital in 330 CE,<ref name="Britannica-Istanbul">{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Istanbul|title=Istanbul|website=britannica.com|publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]}}</ref> which was built as an expansion of the city of [[Byzantium]] on the European coast of the [[Bosporus]] strait.


The city was founded as [[Byzantium|Byzantion]] ({{langx|grc|Βυζάντιον}}) by [[Megara|Megarian]] colonists in 657 BCE.<ref name="Britannica-Istanbul"/> It was renamed by Constantine the Great first as "New Rome" (''Nova Roma'') during the official dedication of the city as the new [[Roman Empire|Roman]] capital in 330 CE,<ref name="Britannica-Istanbul"/> which he soon afterwards changed to [[Constantinople]] (''Constantinopolis'').<ref name="Britannica-Istanbul"/><ref name="ODB">{{ODB|title=Constantinople|last=Mango|first=Cyril|authorlink=Cyril Mango|pages=508–512}}</ref> The city was officially renamed as [[Istanbul]] in the 20th century, after the establishment of the [[Turkey|Turkish Republic]] in 1923.
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Constantine essentially rebuilt the city on a monumental scale, partly modelled after [[Rome]]. Names of this period included {{lang|grc|ἡ Νέα, δευτέρα Ῥώμη}} "the New, second Rome",<ref>The 5th-century church historian [[Socrates of Constantinople]] writes in his ''Historia Ecclesiastica'', 1:16 (c. 439) that the emperor named the city "Constantinople" while decreeing that it be designated a "second Rome" (‘Κωνσταντινούπολιν’ μετονομάσας, χρηματίζειν ‘δευτέραν Ῥώμην’ νόμῳ ἐκύρωσεν).</ref> ''Alma Roma''&nbsp; {{lang|grc|Ἄλμα Ῥώμα}}, {{lang|grc|Βυζαντιάς Ῥώμη}}, {{lang|grc|ἑῴα Ῥώμη}} "Eastern Rome", and ''Roma Constantinopolitana''.<ref name=Georgacas1947>{{Cite journal |author=Georgacas, Demetrius John |year=1947 |title=The Names of Constantinople |journal=Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association |volume=78 |pages=347–67 |doi=10.2307/283503 |publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press |jstor=283503 }}</ref>{{rp|354}}


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Constantine essentially rebuilt the city on a monumental scale from 326<ref name="Georgacas1947">{{Cite journal |author=Georgacas, Demetrius John |year=1947 |title=The Names of Constantinople |journal=Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association |volume=78 |pages=347–67 |doi=10.2307/283503 |publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press |jstor=283503 }}</ref> to 330, partly modeling it after [[Rome]]. Names of this period included {{lang|grc|ἡ Νέα, δευτέρα Ῥώμη}}, "the New, second Rome";<ref>The 5th-century church historian [[Socrates of Constantinople]] writes in his ''Historia Ecclesiastica'', 1:16 (c. 439) that the emperor named the city "Constantinople" while decreeing that it be designated a "second Rome" (‘Κωνσταντινούπολιν’ μετονομάσας, χρηματίζειν ‘δευτέραν Ῥώμην’ νόμῳ ἐκύρωσεν).</ref> {{lang|grc|Ἄλμα Ῥώμα}}, {{lang|la|"Alma Roma"}}; {{lang|grc|Βυζαντιάς Ῥώμη}}, "Byzantine Rome"; {{lang|grc|ἑῴα Ῥώμη}}, "Eastern Rome"; and ''Roma Constantinopolitana''.<ref name=Georgacas1947 />{{rp|354}}
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The term ''New Rome'' lent itself to East–West polemics, especially in the context of the [[East–West Schism|Great Schism]], when it was used by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Greeks|Greek]] writers to stress the rivalry with the Western [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] Rome. ''New Rome'' is also still part of the official title of the [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople]].<ref>[http://www.ec-patr.org/athp/index.php?lang=en Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch]</ref>

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The term "New Rome" was used to indicate that Byzantium, thereafter Constantinople, was the second/new capital of the [[Roman Empire]]. In modern times, "New Rome" remains part of the official title of the Orthodox [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarch]] of that city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ec-patr.org/athp/index.php?lang=en|title=Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch}}</ref>

During the [[Tetrarchy]] system established by [[Diocletian]] in the 3rd century, [[Nicomedia]] (modern [[İzmit]]) near Istanbul was the Eastern (and most senior) capital of the Roman Empire (Diocletian had his seat in Nicomedia as the [[Augustus (title)|Augustus]] of the East). The last Roman co-emperor in Nicomedia, [[Licinius]], was defeated by Constantine at the [[Battle of Chrysopolis]] (in the modern [[Üsküdar]] district on the Asian side of Istanbul) on 18 September 324. Constantine used Nicomedia as his interim capital city between 324 and 330, while rebuilding and expanding [[Byzantium]] as ''Nova Roma'' (which he soon renamed again as ''Constantinopolis'').<ref name="Britannica-Istanbul"/> Constantine died at a villa near Nicomedia on 22 May 337.

==See also==
*[[Second Rome (disambiguation)]]
*[[Third Rome]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:26, 28 November 2024

For other uses, see New Rome (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Nova Roma.
New Rome
Νέα Ῥώμη (Greek)
Nova Roma (Latin)
A map of Byzantine Istanbul
A map of Byzantine Istanbul
Shown within Istanbul
A map of Byzantine Istanbul
A map of Byzantine Istanbul
New Rome (Marmara)
A map of Byzantine Istanbul
A map of Byzantine Istanbul
New Rome (Turkey)
Alternative nameByzantion (earlier Greek name)
LocationFatih, Istanbul, Turkey
RegionMarmara Region
Coordinates41°0′50″N 28°57′20″E / 41.01389°N 28.95556°E / 41.01389; 28.95556
TypeImperial city
Part ofRoman Empire
Area6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) enclosed within Constantinian Walls
History
BuilderConstantine the Great
Founded11 May 330
PeriodsLate antiquity
Cultures

New Rome (Ancient Greek: Νέα Ῥώμη, Néa Rhṓmē; Koinē Greek: [ˈne̞a ˈr̥o̞ːme̞ː]; Latin: Nova Roma; Late Latin: [ˈnɔwa ˈroma]) was the original name given by the Roman emperor Constantine the Great to his new imperial capital in 330 CE,[1] which was built as an expansion of the city of Byzantium on the European coast of the Bosporus strait.

The city was founded as Byzantion (Ancient Greek: Βυζάντιον) by Megarian colonists in 657 BCE.[1] It was renamed by Constantine the Great first as "New Rome" (Nova Roma) during the official dedication of the city as the new Roman capital in 330 CE,[1] which he soon afterwards changed to Constantinople (Constantinopolis).[1][2] The city was officially renamed as Istanbul in the 20th century, after the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923.

Constantine essentially rebuilt the city on a monumental scale from 326[3] to 330, partly modeling it after Rome. Names of this period included ἡ Νέα, δευτέρα Ῥώμη, "the New, second Rome";[4] Ἄλμα Ῥώμα, "Alma Roma"; Βυζαντιάς Ῥώμη, "Byzantine Rome"; ἑῴα Ῥώμη, "Eastern Rome"; and Roma Constantinopolitana.[3]: 354 

The term "New Rome" was used to indicate that Byzantium, thereafter Constantinople, was the second/new capital of the Roman Empire. In modern times, "New Rome" remains part of the official title of the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch of that city.[5]

During the Tetrarchy system established by Diocletian in the 3rd century, Nicomedia (modern İzmit) near Istanbul was the Eastern (and most senior) capital of the Roman Empire (Diocletian had his seat in Nicomedia as the Augustus of the East). The last Roman co-emperor in Nicomedia, Licinius, was defeated by Constantine at the Battle of Chrysopolis (in the modern Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul) on 18 September 324. Constantine used Nicomedia as his interim capital city between 324 and 330, while rebuilding and expanding Byzantium as Nova Roma (which he soon renamed again as Constantinopolis).[1] Constantine died at a villa near Nicomedia on 22 May 337.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Istanbul". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. ^ Mango, Cyril (1991). "Constantinople". In Kazhdan, Alexander (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 508–512. ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
  3. ^ a b Georgacas, Demetrius John (1947). "The Names of Constantinople". Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association. 78. The Johns Hopkins University Press: 347–67. doi:10.2307/283503. JSTOR 283503.
  4. ^ The 5th-century church historian Socrates of Constantinople writes in his Historia Ecclesiastica, 1:16 (c. 439) that the emperor named the city "Constantinople" while decreeing that it be designated a "second Rome" (‘Κωνσταντινούπολιν’ μετονομάσας, χρηματίζειν ‘δευτέραν Ῥώμην’ νόμῳ ἐκύρωσεν).
  5. ^ "Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch".
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