Byzas
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| - | '''Byzantium''' was an [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] city, which was founded by [[Greeks|Greek]] colonists from [[Megara]] in 667 BC and named after their king [[Byzas]] or Byzantas (Βύζας or Βύζαντας in Greek). The name "Byzantium" is a [[Latinization]] of the original name '''Byzantion'''. The city is what later evolved to be the center of the [[Byzantine Empire]] (the Greek-speaking [[Roman Empire]] of [[late Antiquity]] and the [[Middle Ages]]) under the name of [[Constantinople]]. Constantinople fell to the Turkish [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1453. The name of the city was changed to [[Istanbul]] in 1930 following the establishment of modern [[Turkey]]. | + | In [[Greek mythology]], '''Byzas''' ({{lang-grc|Βύζας}}, {{lang-ell|Βύζαντας}}) was the eponymous founder of [[Byzantium]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Βυζάντιον), the city later known as [[Constantinople]] and [[Istanbul]]. |
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| - | * [[Constantinople]] details the history of the city before the [[Fall of Constantinople|Turkish conquest of 1453]]. | + | |
| - | * [[Istanbul]] details the history of the city from 1453 on, and describes the modern city. | + | |
| - | * [[Sarayburnu]] is the geographic location of ancient Byzantium. | + | |
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In Greek mythology, Byzas (Template:Lang-grc, Template:Lang-ell) was the eponymous founder of Byzantium (Greek: Βυζάντιον), the city later known as Constantinople and Istanbul.
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