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
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 — adjective formal complicated and difficult to understand: the byzantine complexity of our tax laws … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Byzantine — [biz′ən tēn΄, biz′əntīn΄; bi zan′tin] adj. [L Byzantinus] 1. of Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire, or its people or culture 2. of or pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church 3. [occas.b ] resembling the government or politics of the Byzantine… … English World dictionary
Byzantine architecture — The Pammakaristos Church in Constantinople. Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD… … Wikipedia
Outline of the Byzantine Empire — See also: Index of Byzantine Empire related articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Byzantine Empire: Contents 1 Nature of the Byzantine Empire 2 Geography of the Byzantine Empire 3 Government and pol … Wikipedia
List of Byzantine Empire-related topics — NOTOC This is a list of people, places, things, and concepts related to or originating from the Byzantine Empire. Feel free to add more, and create missing pages.AAachen Cathedral, Acacius of Constantinople, Academy, Aegean Sea, Aegyptus (Roman… … Wikipedia
Rus'-Byzantine Treaty (911) — The Rus Byzantine Treaty of 911 is the most comprehensive and detailed treaty concluded between the Byzantine Empire and Kievan Rus in the 10th century. It was preceded by the preliminary Rus Byzantine Treaty (907).The text of the document,… … Wikipedia
Greece — /grees/, n. 1. Ancient Greek, Hellas. Modern Greek, Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 10,583,126; 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Cap.: Athens. 2. a city in W New York. 16,177. * * * Greece Introduction Greece… … Universalium
Drew Caldwell — BA, BEd Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Incumbent Assumed office September 21, 1999 Preceded by Leo … Wikipedia
