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Byzantium

noun

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.

A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395. Synonyms: Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire.

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"Byzantium" Quotes from Famous Books

... must look upon things at home much in the same light as the Norsemen of old did upon the frivolities of Rome or Byzantium. The spirit of O'Gaygun's philosophy pervades the colonial mind a good deal, and, possibly, we may be prone to cultivate it as a means of stifling any regrets we may have after the old life. We are very natural men, you see, very simple and childlike, unused ...

— Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) - or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand • William Delisle Hay

... sanguine," continued Antonius, "for the emperor is beautifying and adding to Byzantium with eager haste. Whoever erects a new house has a yearly allowance of corn, and in order to attract folks of our stamp—of whom he cannot get enough—he promises entire exemption from taxation to all sculptors, architects, ...

— Uarda • Georg Ebers

Words linked to "Byzantium" : geographical region, Eastern Roman Empire, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, geographical area, geographic region, geographic area, metropolis, urban center, city, Roman Empire