Constantine's placement of the relic given by Empress Helena, as described in Document A suggests that the:
Document A
"The focal point of Constantine's new city was the Milion, or the First Milestone. It
consisted of four triumphal arches forming a square and supporting a cupola (domel.
above which was set the most venerable (revered) Christian relic of all-the True Cross
itselt, sent back by the Empress Helena from Jerusalem a year or two before. From it all
the distances of the Empire were measured; it was, in effect the centre of the world."
A. Focus of the Christian world would shift to the East
B. Holy City of Jerusalem was still the center of civilization
C. Byzantine rulers had opposed the cursaders who reclaimed Jerusalem for Christianity
D. Power of the Byzantine Empire had shifted to the Holy City of Jerusalem