 byzantium |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (Roman antiquity,antiquity,geography) a continuation of the Roman Empire in the East after AD 330 when Constantine the Great rebuilt Byzantium and called it Constantinople and made it his capital | |
| Synonyms: | eastern_roman_empire Byzantine_Empire | |
| Related terms: | geographical_area byzantine Roman_Empire | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (antiquity,government,geography) an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital | |
| Related terms: | city Byzantine_Empire | |
| Similar spelling: |
byzant Byzantinism Byzantine |
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