Byzantium

E31350

ancient Greek city historical city settlement

Byzantium was an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus that later became the Roman and Byzantine imperial capital of Constantinople, now Istanbul.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Byzantium canonical	51
Byzantines	1
Byzantion	1
Byzantium: The Early Centuries	1
Nova Roma	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek city ⓘ historical city ⓘ settlement ⓘ
alliedWith	Delian League ⓘ
besiegedBy	Macedonian forces under Alexander’s successors ⓘ Philip II of Macedon ⓘ Sparta ⓘ
besiegedDuring	Roman civil wars ⓘ
conqueredBy	Roman Republic ⓘ Septimius Severus ⓘ
coordinateApprox	41.0°N 28.9°E ⓘ
country	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
currencyUsed	various Greek coinage ⓘ
followedBy	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
foundedAroundYear	657 BC ⓘ
foundedBy	Byzas of Megara ⓘ Greek colonists from Megara ⓘ
foundedInCentury	7th century BC ⓘ
governedAs	Greek polis ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
involvedIn	Peloponnesian War ⓘ
knownFor	excellent natural harbor ⓘ strong defensive position ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ Thrace ⓘ
locatedNear	Golden Horn ⓘ Sea of Marmara ⓘ
locatedOn	Bosporus ⓘ European shore of the Bosporus ⓘ peninsula between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara ⓘ
namedAfter	Byzas ⓘ
partOf	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece Byzantine Empire ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
presentDayCountry	Turkey ⓘ
presentDayLocation	Istanbul ⓘ
refoundedAs	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
refoundedBy	Constantinus Magnus ⓘ surface form: Constantine the Great
refoundedInYear	330 AD ⓘ
regionToday	Istanbul Province ⓘ
religionInClassicalPeriod	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
roleAfterRefounding	capital of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ capital of the Roman Empire ⓘ
strategicPosition	controlled access between the Aegean and Black Sea ⓘ controlled trade routes between Europe and Asia ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Istanbul → formerName → Byzantium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nova Roma

Istanbul → foundedAs → Byzantium ⓘ

Roman emperor Constantine the Great → foundedCityOnSiteOf → Byzantium ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine the Great

Asia Minor → containedCity → Byzantium ⓘ

Byzantine Empire → alsoKnownAs → Byzantium ⓘ

Byzantine Empire → capitalRenamedFrom → Byzantium ⓘ

Via Egnatia → endPoint → Byzantium ⓘ

Via Egnatia → connects → Byzantium ⓘ

Byzantine text-type → geographicalCenter → Byzantium ⓘ

Chalcedon → locatedOpposite → Byzantium ⓘ

Chalcedon → oppositeShoreCity → Byzantium ⓘ

Delian League → member → Byzantium ⓘ

Megara → foundedColony → Byzantium ⓘ

Thrace → majorCity → Byzantium ⓘ

John Julius Norwich → notableWork → Byzantium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantium: The Early Centuries

Roman Greece → hasImportantCity → Byzantium ⓘ

Greek East → associatedWithConcept → Byzantium ⓘ

Philo of Byzantium → birthPlace → Byzantium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantion

Chrysopolis → oppositeOf → Byzantium ⓘ

Chrysopolis → near → Byzantium ⓘ

Byzas of Megara → founded → Byzantium ⓘ

Byzas of Megara → residence → Byzantium ⓘ

Byzas of Megara → nameDerivedFrom → Byzantium ⓘ

Byzas → founderOf → Byzantium ⓘ

Byzas → associatedWith → Byzantium ⓘ

Byzas → ledColonyTo → Byzantium ⓘ

Byzas → nameGivesRiseTo → Byzantium ⓘ

Dyrrhachium → connectedTo → Byzantium ⓘ

Trantor → inspiredBy → Byzantium ⓘ

Siege of Byzantium (324) → location → Byzantium ⓘ

Siege of Byzantium (324) → relatedTo → Byzantium ⓘ

History of Armenia by Movses Khorenatsi → mentions → Byzantium ⓘ

Greek colonization movement → notableColonyFounded → Byzantium ⓘ

Constantinople (probable) → previousName → Byzantium ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantinople

Sailing to Byzantium → setting → Byzantium ⓘ

Sailing to Byzantium → hasCompanionPoem → Byzantium ⓘ

The Winding Stair and Other Poems → hasPoem → Byzantium ⓘ

The Winding Stair and Other Poems → notablePoem → Byzantium ⓘ

Count Robert of Paris → settingPlace → Byzantium ⓘ

Saint Acacius of Byzantium → deathPlace → Byzantium ⓘ

Χαλκηδών → locatedOpposite → Byzantium ⓘ

Selymbria → locatedNear → Byzantium ⓘ

Ancient Megara → foundedColonies → Byzantium ⓘ

Baudolino → settingPlace → Byzantium ⓘ

Prusias I Cholus → conflict → Byzantium ⓘ

Kingdom of Bithynia under Prusias II → hasNeighbor → Byzantium ⓘ

Perinthus → locatedWestOf → Byzantium ⓘ

Perinthus → alliedWith → Byzantium ⓘ