Of or relating to Byzantine Empire

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• Jews of the Byzantine Empire — The juridical standing of the Jews of the Byzantine Empire was unique during the entire history of the Empire; they did not belong to the Eastern Orthodox faith, which was the state religion, nor were they in most circumstances grouped together… …   Wikipedia

• Byzantine literature — may be defined as the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its bordersEncyclopaedia Britannica Greek literature: Byzantine literature ] . It forms the second period in the… …   Wikipedia

• Byzantine Literature — • The four cultural elements included are the Greek, the Christian, the Roman, and the Oriental Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Byzantine Literature     Byzantine Literature …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Byzantine — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to Byzantium (later called Constantinople, now Istanbul), the Byzantine Empire, or the Eastern Orthodox Church. 2) excessively complicated and detailed. 3) very devious or underhand. ► NOUN ▪ a citizen of Byzantium or the… …   English terms dictionary

• Byzantine — /ˈbɪzəntin/ (say bizuhnteen), / taɪn/ (say tuyn), /bəˈzæntaɪn/ (say buh zantuyn), / tən/ (say tuhn) adjective 1. of or relating to Byzantium. 2. of or relating to the Byzantine Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire …  

• Byzantine — I. adjective Date: 1651 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium 2. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth and sixth… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Byzantine — [bɪ zantʌɪn, bʌɪ ] adjective 1》 relating to Byzantium (later called Constantinople, now Istanbul), the Byzantine Empire, or the Eastern Orthodox Church.     ↘of a rich and highly decorated artistic and architectural style which developed in the… …   English new terms dictionary

• Byzantine — By|zan|tine [baıˈzæntaın, ti:n, bı US ˈbızənti:n, taın ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: Byzantinus, from Byzantium Turkish city (now Istanbul), from Greek Byzantion] 1.) also byzantine complicated and difficult to understand ▪ the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Ottoman Empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Cap.: Constantinople. Also called Turkish Empire. * * * Former empire… …   Universalium

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