Byzas
Americannoun
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In a nutshell development of this land dates back to 3000 B.C. and, a bit later, a message from the Oracle at Delphi telling King Byzas where to build his Greek city.
From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2016
Constantinople was Greek in the beginning, founded away back, six hundred years or more b.c., and named Byzantium, after one Byzas, its founder.
From The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise by Paine, Albert Bigelow
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