Constantinople was the new capital of the former glorious Roman Empire, the center of Roman religion, and was strongly influenced by Roman culture. Then the Schism of 1054, the cultural diffusion and the change in women's rights changed the daily life of the inhabitants of Constantinople. Despite the intensity of political changes in the long period from 400 AD to 1473 AD, such as the Schism of 1054 and cultural diffusion, continuities such as classical learning and the Code of Justinian were more influential as they prevented the decline of Constantinople before the founding of Constantinople in 1473 AD as the new capital of the Roman Empire in 330 AD by Constantine on the Bosphorus Strait. Constantinople, or the city of Constantine, was strategically positioned on the Bosphorus Strait for trade and defense purposes that would later enable cultural diffusion. As a result of the replacement of Rome, Constantinople came under enormous Roman influence. Their culture and architecture were based on that of Rome. Constantinople was occupied by buildings modeled on those of Rome. In addition to being the new capital of the Roman Empire and under Roman influence, Constantinople was the center of the Roman region. Constantine made Christianity legal, and Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the empire. By moving the capital from Rome to Constantinople, Constantine moved the center of Rome's religion to Constantinople. But this was Constantinople before the political and religious changes that might have caused Constantinople's decline if not for the influential continuities. Constantinople suffered and flourished following numerous changes including the infamous Schism of 1054. The Schism of 1054 w . .....middle of paper ......tures, like Homer, were textbooks. Students learned geometry from Euclid, medicine from Galen, and history from Herodotus. As the students and scholars of Constantinople studied and recorded their research, they preserved Greco-Roman culture. Several concepts changed in Constantinople, but the foundations, structure, and future of Constantinople remained constant. Acting like bubble wrap for a slightly cracked vase shipped overseas. Therefore, since the foundations, structure and future of Constantinople remained constant, the changes did not cause the decline of Constantinople before 1453, demonstrating the great influence that the continuities had on Constantinople compared to the changes. The changes could have caused the decline and collapse of Constantinople. But the continuities prevented a possible fall and allowed Constantinople to last so long.