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[โ€“] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a bit iffy. Byzantium originally was located a bit further west. After Constantinople was "refounded", it was located a bit further east. Some historians consider Constantinople to be a new city that usurped Byzantium over the years, others don't and consider it the same city altogether.

This is complicated by some sources referring to the place as one and the same, whereas others seem to be indicating distinct (albeit close) locations.

Ultimately it doesn't really matter though. It didn't take long for Constantinople to grow beyond where Byzantium used to be, so the time period where they could've been distinct is really quite small.

[โ€“] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

Interesting, thanks!