Ah oui ?
"But the Byzantines did not understand this as a transfer of the capital ; they conceived it as the transfer of the imperial rule, of basileia, to their city, their land, thus actually creating a new state. First and foremost, they considered themselves as the descendents of Constantine the Great, and not of Alexander the Great nor Augustus".

Malatras C. (2009) 'The perception of the Roman heritage in 12th century Byzantium'