Why did Constantinople become the capital of the eastern half of the empire?
A) The name of the city reminded the emperor Theodosius of his predecessor Constantine.
B) Its location was militarily and commercially strategic.
C) Its population was overwhelmingly Christian, and Theodosius had just declared Christianity to be the official religion of the empire.
D) The majority of the population of the Roman Empire now lived in the city of Constantinople and not in the city of Rome.
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