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UKbyzantium
/bɪzˈantiəm/
/bəˈzæntiəm/byzantium
[ADJECTIVE]1
a deep, muted shade of purple with hints of red and blue, reminiscent of the color commonly associated with the Byzantine Empire
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
2
a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
Examples
1. Byzantium commanded a strategic point of access east-west and north-south.
2. Instead, their gaze returned to Byzantium.
3. But for Byzantium, their help came with a price.
4. Byzantium had its beginning as the eastern half of the Roman Empire.
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