Byzantine Empire
An ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western AsiaAn 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.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Byzanz, Byzantinisches Reich, Oströmisches Reich
Византи́йская импе́рияVizantíjskaja impérija, Византи́яVizantíja, Восто́чно-Ри́мская импе́рияVostóčno-Rímskaja impérija
Візанті́йська імпе́ріяVizantíjsʹka impérija, Візанті́яVizantíja
Examples
5 sentencesThe Byzantine Empire is a historical construction.
The archaeologists found a relic from the Byzantine Empire.
The Ottomans brought the long-lived Byzantine Empire to its end.
The ancient Roman and Byzantine empires had well-developed associations known as demes.
The Byzantine Empire dominated Albania until the Ottoman Turks began their conquest in the late 14th century.
Translations
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Origin
Calque of Latin Imperium Byzantinum.Calque of Latin Imperium Byzantinum.
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