Byzantine Empire
name/ˈbɪzəntiːn ˈɛmpaɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Calque of Latin Imperium Byzantinum.
- calqued from Imperium Byzantinum
Definitions
An ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia
An ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia; the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages with its capital at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally known as Byzantium, which fell in 1453.
The neighborhood
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