byzantium

• 指博斯普鲁斯海峡上的古希腊城市，后改名为君士坦丁堡，今称伊斯坦布尔；也指罗马帝国于395年分裂后延续的东罗马帝国。

A proper noun referring to an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus, later renamed Constantinople and now known as Istanbul; also used to denote the Eastern Roman Empire that continued after the division of the Roman Empire in 395.

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1. B2formal

   An ancient Greek city located on the Bosporus strait, which later became the site of modern Istanbul. It was founded by Greek colonists from Megara in the 7th century BCE.

   古希腊城市

   • Byzantium was a key trading hub due to its strategic location on the Bosporus.
   • The city of Byzantium was originally settled by Greek colonists.
   • In 330 CE, Constantine I rebuilt Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople.

2. Eastern Roman EmpireB2formal

   The continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces, which survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire and lasted until 1453.

   拜占庭帝国

   • The Byzantine Empire preserved much of Roman law and Greek culture.
   • Byzantium's influence extended across the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
   • The fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.