The reason why the Byzantines modeled Constantinople after ancient Rome was to show that Constantinople was the Rome of the East.
Who were the Byzantines?
The Byzantines were the Eastern Roman Empire after the empire was partitioned to make it easier to govern.
Their capital was Constantinople and in order to make it known that Constantinople was as great as Rome, they modeled the city's construction on Rome.
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