Byzantium was mainly a trading city due to its location at the Black Sea 's only entrance. Byzantium later conquered Chalcedon, across the Bosphorus on the Asiatic side.

Feb 21, 2013 · The ancient city of Byzantium was founded by Greek colonists from Megara around 657 BCE. According to the historian Tacitus, it was built on the European side of the …

Dec 5, 2025 · The name refers to Byzantium, an ancient Greek colony and transit point that became the location of the Byzantine Empire’s capital city, Constantinople. Inhabitants of the …

Aug 24, 2010 · The Byzantine Empire was a vast and powerful civilization with origins that can be traced to A.D. 330, when the Roman emperor Constantine I dedicated a “New Rome” on the …

Byzantium is the name given to both the state and the culture of the Eastern Roman Empire in the middle ages. Both the state and the inhabitants always called themselves Roman, as did most …

Byzantium, or the Eastern Roman Empire, existed from 330 AD to 1453 AD and is considered one of the most influential civilizations in history. This period spans over a thousand years and …

Jan 30, 2025 · Byzantium, an ancient Greek city founded in 657 BCE by settlers from the city-state of Megara, was located on the Bosporus Strait in modern Istanbul, Turkey. Its strategic …

Byzantium, also known as Byzantion, was an ancient Greek city located on the European side of the Bosporus Strait, strategically situated between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

Mar 6, 2025 · In 330 AD, Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to the city of Byzantium, which was later renamed Constantinople. This strategic …

Dec 22, 2025 · A Christian empire that inherited classical learning, Byzantium preserved pagan texts via schools, new script, scholia, and adaptations.