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Byzantium - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Byzantium : (noun)
1: 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 [syn: Byzantium]
2: a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after
its division in 395 [syn: Byzantine Empire, Byzantium,
Eastern Roman Empire]
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