Κωνσταντινούπολις
Konstantinoupolis, Constantinople
Translated by William Hutton14 Jun 2000Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
"Constantinople stands as far above all other cities as Rome appears to surpass her; and to be awarded second place to Rome seems to me to be far better than to be named the first of all the others."1
"Three hundred sixty years had passed for the elder Rome since the reign of Augustus Caesar, and the end of her days were already in sight, when Constantine the son of Constantius took hold of the sceptre and founded the new Rome."2
From the foundation of the new Rome to the time that the Porphyrogenneti Basil and Constantine held the scepters of the Romans [the number of] years [...].3
"Three hundred sixty years had passed for the elder Rome since the reign of Augustus Caesar, and the end of her days were already in sight, when Constantine the son of Constantius took hold of the sceptre and founded the new Rome."2
From the foundation of the new Rome to the time that the Porphyrogenneti Basil and Constantine held the scepters of the Romans [the number of] years [...].3