Events By place Roman Empire May 11—Constantine I refounds Byzantium, renames it New Rome, and moves the capital of the Roman Empire there from Rome. It is later known as Constantinople. Africa Ezana, king of Axum, extends his area of control to the west. He defeats the Nobates, and destroys the kingdom of Meroë. By topic Religion Frumentius is the first bishop of Ethiopia (approximate date). Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch, is banished to Trajanopolis. The Bible is translated into… (More on 330)