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  1. Byzantium

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    Roman and Late Antique Transformation
    Byzantium experienced its most significant transformation under the Roman Empire. It was besieged and heavily damaged by the forces of Septimius Severus in 196 CE for supporting his rival, Pescennius Niger. Following the victory, Severus initiated rebuilding, but the city's destiny was sealed by Constantine I.
    In 324 CE, Constantine selected Byzantium as the site for his new capital, renaming it Nova Roma (New Rome), though it quickly became known as Constantinople. Th…