He wanted to build on a spot where no city ever existed.
He chose Byzantium for its strategic location.
He wanted a capital that was closer to Africa.
He chose Byzantium because it was the busiest city in the empire.
2 Answers
-
He chose Byzantium for its strategic location.
-
it was a strategic choice because he wanted to get closer to the east so he can fight with empires like the persian empire to bring his army mainly to the east to attack and defend the area plus it was a religious problem becase the west was catholic but the byzantium empire was orthdox.