Eventually, however, Constantine decided to work on the Greek city of Byzantium, which offered the advantage of having already been extensively rebuilt on Roman patterns of urbanism, during the preceding century, by Septimius Severus and Caracalla, who had already acknowledged its strategic importance.
Namun, pada akhirnya Konstantinus memutuskan kota Yunani Bizantium, yang pada abad sebelumnya telah dibangun kembali secara ekstensif sesuai pola urbanisme Romawi oleh Septimius Severus dan Caracalla, yang telah mengetahui arti penting strategisnya.