Byzantium when he rebuilt it. It was basically a Greek settlement when Septimius Severus conquered it. Istanbul means "to the city" and it was the old center of the city's name. Constantinople was also called New Rome.
Byzantium when he rebuilt it. It was basically a Greek settlement when Septimius Severus conquered it. Istanbul means "to the city" and it was the old center of the city's name. Constantinople was also called New Rome.