Byzantium
/bɪˈzæntɪəm/- an ancient Greek city, founded in the 7th century BC, at the southern end of the Bosporus, site of the modern city of Istanbul. It was rebuilt by Constantine the Great in AD 324-30 as Constantinople.拜占庭（古希腊城市, 建于公元前7世纪, 位于博斯普鲁斯南端, 现伊斯坦布尔所在地, 公元324-330年, 君士坦丁大帝重建该城, 并命名为君士坦丁堡）。