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ByzantiumenUK
By·zan·ti·um B0593800 (bĭ-zăn′shē-əm, -tē-əm)1. The Byzantine Empire.2. An ancient city of Thrace on the site of present-day Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded by the Greeks in the seventh century bc and taken by the Romans in ad 196. Constantine I ordered the rebuilding of the city in 330 and renamed it Constantinople.Byzantium (bɪˈzæntɪəm; baɪ-) n1. (Placename) an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus: founded about 660 bc; rebuilt by Constantine I in 330 ad and called Constantinople; present-day Istanbul2. (Historical Terms) an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus: founded about 660 bc; rebuilt by Constantine I in 330 ad and called Constantinople; present-day IstanbulBy•zan•ti•um (bɪˈzæn ʃi əm, -ti əm)
n. an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara: rebuilt by Constantine I and renamed Constantinople A.D. 330. Compare Istanbul. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Byzantium - 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 capitalByzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire, Byzantium - a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395Byzantine - a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire | | 2. |  Byzantium - a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman EmpireRoman Empire - an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient RomeByzantium - 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 capitalByzantine - a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire |
TranslationsByzantiumenUK
Byzantium (bīzăn`shēəm, –shəm, –tēəm), ancient city of Thrace, on the site of the present-day İstanbul, Turkey. Founded by Greeks from Megara in 667 B.C., it early rose to importance because of its position on the Bosporus. In the Peloponnesian War it was captured and recaptured by the contending forces. It was taken (A.D. 196) by Roman Emperor Septimius Severus. Constantine I ordered (A.D. 330) a new city built there; this was ConstantinopleConstantinople
, former capital of the Byzantine Empire and of the Ottoman Empire, since 1930 officially called İstanbul (for location and description, see İstanbul). It was founded (A.D. 330) at ancient Byzantium (settled in the 7th cent. B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. , later the capital of the Byzantine Empire.ByzantiumenUK
Synonyms for Byzantiumnoun an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the GreeksRelated Words- Byzantine Empire
- Eastern Roman Empire
- Byzantium
- Byzantine
noun a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395Synonyms- Byzantine Empire
- Eastern Roman Empire
Related Words- Roman Empire
- Byzantium
- Byzantine
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