Byzantine Empire

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪzəntiːn ˈɛmpaɪə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

the Byzantine Empire

  2. (historical) 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.
    Synonyms: Byzantium, Eastern Roman Empire, Rum, Romania, Medieval Roman Empire
    Coordinate terms: Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Western Roman Empire

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