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Definition of Byzantium
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire
Member holonyms: Byzantine
Group relationships: Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire
Member holonyms: Byzantine
2. Noun. A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395.
Exact synonyms: Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Roman Empire
Member holonyms: Byzantine
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Roman Empire
Member holonyms: Byzantine
Definition of Byzantium
1. Proper noun. The ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus, named Constantinople in 330 (C.E.), and now known as Istanbul. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Byzantium
1. An ancient city, the site of modern istanbul. From the 4th to 15th centuries the empire extended from southeastern europe to western asia, reaching its greatest extent under justinian (527-565). By about 1000 a.d. It comprised the southern balkans, greece, asia minor, and parts of southern italy. The capture of constantinople in 1453 marked the formal end of the byzantine empire. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Byzantium
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