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.

A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395.

synonyms: Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire.

Dutch: Byzantijnse Keizerrijk
Polish: Bizancjum, Cesarstwo Bizantyjskie, Cesarstwo Bizantyńskie, Cesarstwo Wschodniorzymskie