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Many merchants lived in Byzantium.
许多商人住在拜占庭。
拜占庭
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拜占庭
an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt it as Constantinople and made it his capital
Many merchants lived in Byzantium.
许多商人住在拜占庭。
一种深紫色,接近泰尔紫和帕拉蒂纳特紫。
A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple.
古希腊人在博斯普鲁斯海峡建立的古城；现代伊斯坦布尔所在地；330年君士坦丁一世重建并命名为君士坦丁堡,成为其首都
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
395年罗马帝国分裂后在中东的延续
a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
Byzantium was founded by Greek colonists as a trading city.
拜占庭由希腊殖民者建立，作为一个贸易城市。
In 330 AD, Constantine rebuilt Byzantium and made it his capital.
公元330年，君士坦丁重建拜占庭，并将其定为首都。
Ships sailing between the Black Sea and the Aegean often stopped at Byzantium.
往返于黑海和爱琴海之间的船只常常停靠拜占庭。
Many merchants lived in Byzantium.
许多商人住在拜占庭。
The city of Byzantium later became Constantinople.
拜占庭这座城市后来成为君士坦丁堡。
Byzantium 是专有名词，单独用作地名时通常不带冠词，也没有复数形式。
Byzantium was founded by Greek colonists.
拜占庭由希腊殖民者建立。
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The ancient city of Bizantium was founded by Greek colonists.
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The ancient city of Byzantium was founded by Greek colonists.
英文拼写中该专有名词固定为 Byzantium，保留了源自希腊语的字母 y，不能写成 Bizantium。
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Byzantium art is famous for its beautiful mosaics.
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Byzantine art is famous for its beautiful mosaics.
Byzantium 是名词，指城市；作定语修饰 art 时需用形容词 Byzantine。汉语的“拜占庭艺术”把“拜占庭”当作修饰语，英语则需要区分名词与形容词。
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The ancient city of byzantium is now Istanbul.
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The ancient city of Byzantium is now Istanbul.
Byzantium 是专有名词，在任何位置都要大写首字母，不能作为普通名词小写。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拜占庭城
The city of Byzantium was founded by Greek colonists.
拜占庭城由希腊殖民者建立。
古代拜占庭
Ancient Byzantium was located on the Bosporus.
古代拜占庭位于博斯普鲁斯海峡。
拜占庭的建立
The founding of Byzantium is attributed to the Greeks.
拜占庭的建立归功于希腊人。
拜占庭的历史
The history of Byzantium stretches back to ancient Greek colonization.
拜占庭的历史可以追溯到古希腊殖民时期。
拜占庭所在地
The site of Byzantium is now part of Istanbul.
拜占庭的所在地现在是伊斯坦布尔的一部分。
因而我漂洋过海，来到神圣的拜占庭城。（出自W.B.叶芝诗作《驶向拜占庭》）
Byzantium was a Greek city that later became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
拜占庭原是一座希腊城市，后来成为东罗马帝国的首都。
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记忆联想：拜占庭（Byzantium）是伊斯坦布尔旧名：by 开头音近'拜'，zantium 里的 z 联想'占'，合起来'拜占庭'。
语域：neutral 常见场景：历史叙述、地理介绍 通常用于历史或地理语境，指博斯普鲁斯海峡旁的古城拜占庭，多出现在书面、正式文本中。
专有名词，指古城拜占庭，通常不与冠词连用。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.