A. The leader wanted future residents to know they were men, not pigs.
Constantinople's location between Europe, Asia, and how it is along the Mediterranean sea allows it to be in close range between the major landforms (Travel). Merchants around these areas also have to cross through Constantinople to get to these places. For example, a European merchant would have to pass through Constantinople to get to Asia. This causes for trade to happen more commonly among the empire (Trade). The merchants and travelers passing through Constantinople will carry the culture and ideas when leaving (Spread of ideas)
Peoples, cities and states have traded since antiquity but in the medieval period, things escalated so that goods travelled ever greater distances by land, river and sea. Great cities arose thanks to commerce and international trade such as Constantinople, Venice and Cairo.
After the Romans left Britain, the many towns set up by the Romans were abandoned and crumbled away as the new settler, Anglo-Saxons people went back to living in the countryside because they were farmers and build new kingdoms.
However, some Roman towns continued to exist and still exist today, which indicates the rich culture of the Romans.
