Byzantium
英 美[bɪ'zæntɪəm]
- n. 拜占庭（古罗马城市，今称伊斯坦布尔）
英英释意
- 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