Byzantium was an ancient Greek city-state, refounded as Constantinople and serving as the luminous capital of the Byzantine Empire. For over a millennium, it stood as a powerful bastion, shaping the history of Europe and the Near East.
Byzantium was an ancient Greek city-state, refounded as Constantinople and serving as the luminous capital of the Byzantine Empire. For over a millennium, it stood as a powerful bastion, shaping the history of Europe and the Near East.