Nova Roma
İstanbul · Archaeological site
Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Istanbul
- Elevation
- 43 m
- Wikidata
- Q13089982
About
New Rome (Ancient Greek: Νέα Ῥώμη, Néa Rhṓmē; Koine 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 AD 330, which was built as an expansion of the city of Byzantium on the European coast of the Bosporus strait.
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Location
Visiting here? The next 5 places nearby
The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Nova Roma: about 7.0 km and 50 min of travel, plus roughly 5 h 30 min for the visits.
0.9 km · 12 min on foot
Istanbul Zoology Museumİstanbul, Fatih
1.5 km · 19 min on foot
Cistern of Philoxenosİstanbul, Fatih
0.2 km · 3 min on foot
Theodosius Cisternİstanbul, Fatih
1.1 km · 15 min on foot
Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Artİstanbul, Fatih
3.3 km · 3 min by car
Cistern of Mociusİstanbul
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