THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 11
May 11 in history
What happened on May 11: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 330, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Founding of Constantinople
11 May 330 — Constantine founds a new Rome on the Bosporus. Its peninsula and harbor stand at the junction of Europe and Asia. The best-defended city in the world will remain unconquered for 1,123 years.
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