Byzantium

Summary

Byzantium is an ancient city^[1]. Byzantium ranks in the top 0.94% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,547 views/month, #9 of 953).^[2]

Key Facts

• Byzantium is in the country of Classical Athens^[3].
• Byzantium is in the country of Roman Republic^[4].
• Byzantium is in the country of Roman Empire^[5].
• Byzantium's image is recorded as 1784 Bocage Map of The Bosphorus and the City of Byzantium - Istanbul - Constantinople - Geographicus - Bosphorus-white-1793.jpg^[6].
• Byzantium's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[7].
• Byzantium's instance of is recorded as polis^[8].
• Byzantium's founder is recorded as Dorians^[9].
• Byzas is named after Byzantium^[10].
• Byzantium's followed by is recorded as Constantinople^[11].
• Byzantium's GND ID is recorded as 4088772-8^[12].
• Byzantium's Commons category is recorded as Byzantium^[13].
• Byzantium's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Madehub-Byzance.wav^[14].
• Byzantium's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D018612^[15].
• -0667-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Byzantium^[16].
• Byzantium was dissolved in +0330-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Byzantium's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.013416666666664, 'lon': 28.98363888888889}^[18].
• Byzantium's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017dc^[19].
• Byzantium's MeSH tree code is recorded as Z01.586.035.175^[20].
• Byzantium's significant event is recorded as Siege of Byzantium^[21].
• Byzantium's significant event is recorded as Siege of Byzance^[22].
• Byzantium's significant event is recorded as Siege of Byzantium^[23].
• Byzantium's significant event is recorded as Siege of Byzance^[24].
• Byzantium's significant event is recorded as Siege of Byzance^[25].
• Byzantium's significant event is recorded as Siege of Byzance^[26].
• Byzantium's significant event is recorded as Siege of Byzantium^[27].

Body

Founding

Byzantium's founder is recorded as Dorians^[9]. -0667-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Byzantium^[16].

Identity

Byzantium's followed by is recorded as Constantinople^[11].

Dissolution

Byzantium was dissolved in +0330-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Byzantium include Byzantine Rite^[28], a liturgy^[29].

Why It Matters

Byzantium ranks in the top 0.94% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,547 views/month, #9 of 953).^[2] Byzantium has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Byzantium is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Byzantium include Byzantine Rite^[28], a liturgy^[29].