Byzantium
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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A priest traces the endless conflict of Russia and the West to the Crusaders’ sack of Constantinople, formerly Byzantium, in 1204.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
While Anna failed to reconcile her love for her father with her love of historical truth, recent scholars of Byzantium have rightly acclaimed “The Alexiad” as a historical source of first importance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
War risked defeat, while diplomacy used bribes and the soft power of cultural influence to target the Huns’ vulnerabilities: Their rulers needed money and prestige—either from conquest or recognition—to manage followers; Byzantium gave them both.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
The relative political and religious unity Justinian’s campaigns brought back to Byzantium declined steadily after his death.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
The girl, who would grow up without a father, was named Theodora, after the scandalous empress of Byzantium whom Sourmelina admired.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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