Byzantium
n. 拜占庭
1. an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
2. a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
Arguably, the greatest threat to Byzantium lies in its independence from Rome.
可以说, 拜占庭最大的威胁来自于和罗马教廷的分裂.
The reasons that Rose introduced Christianity Byzantium as the state religion mainly have three respects.
罗斯统治阶级引进拜占廷基督教为国教,是基于多方面考虑的结果.
Scholars were drawn to Byzantium civilisation by its art at the very beginning.
学者们最开始是被拜占庭的艺术吸引的.