Where did the "Byzantine" in Byzantine Empire Come from?

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Aehlke · Answer 1 · 2016-02-12T17:26:11+0000

Byzantine came from the name of its capital, Constantinople, before it was called Constantinople. Before Constantinople, it was called Byzantium. Byzantium was established by the Greeks in 7th Century BC.

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