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Byzantium

An ancient Greek settlement at the southern end of the Bosphorus, where modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, now stands. It flourished and grew throughout the Greek and Roman periods. The city was renamed Constantinopolis (q.v..) and much expanded by the fourth-century emperor, Constantine, and his successors.

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