Byzantium
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Byzantium was an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus that later became the Roman and Byzantine imperial capital of Constantinople, now Istanbul.
Aliases (2)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
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historical city → settlement → |
| alliedWith |
Delian League
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| besiegedBy |
Macedonian forces under Alexander’s successors
→
Philip II of Macedon → Sparta → |
| besiegedDuring |
Roman civil wars
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| conqueredBy |
Roman Republic
→
Septimius Severus → |
| coordinateApprox |
41.0°N 28.9°E
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| country |
Ancient Greece
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| currencyUsed |
various Greek coinage
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| followedBy |
Constantinople
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| foundedAroundYear |
657 BC
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| foundedBy |
Byzas of Megara
→
Greek colonists from Megara → |
| foundedInCentury |
7th century BC
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| governedAs |
Greek polis
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| hasHeritageStatus |
part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul UNESCO World Heritage Site
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| involvedIn |
Peloponnesian War
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| knownFor |
excellent natural harbor
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strong defensive position → |
| language |
Greek
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| 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
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| partOf |
Ancient Greece
→
Byzantine Empire → Roman Empire → |
| presentDayCountry |
Turkey
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| presentDayLocation |
Istanbul
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| refoundedAs |
Constantinople
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| refoundedBy |
Constantine the Great
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| refoundedInYear |
330 AD
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| regionToday |
Istanbul Province
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| religionInClassicalPeriod |
ancient Greek religion
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| roleAfterRefounding |
capital of the Byzantine Empire
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capital of the Roman Empire → |
| strategicPosition |
controlled access between the Aegean and Black Sea
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controlled trade routes between Europe and Asia → |
Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Istanbul
→
Istanbul ("Nova Roma") → |
formerName |
|
Byzantine Empire
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alsoKnownAs |
|
Byzantine Empire
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capitalRenamedFrom |
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Via Egnatia
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connects |
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Asia Minor
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containedCity |
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Via Egnatia
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|
endPoint |
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Istanbul
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foundedAs |
|
Constantine the Great
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foundedCityOnSiteOf |
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Megara
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|
foundedColony |
|
Byzantine text-type
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geographicalCenter |
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Chalcedon
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locatedOpposite |
|
Thrace
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|
majorCity |
|
Delian League
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|
member |
|
John Julius Norwich
("Byzantium: The Early Centuries")
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notableWork |
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Chalcedon
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|
oppositeShoreCity |