Ancient Byzantium

Byzantium () or Byzantion () was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul in modern times. The Greek name Byzantion and its Latinization Byzantium continued to be used as a name of Constantinople sporadically and to varying degrees during the thousand-year existence of the Eastern Roman Empire, which also became known by the former name of the city as the Byzantine Empire. Byzantium was colonized by Greeks from Megara in the 7th century BCE and remained primarily Greek-speaking until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire in 14

ancient place name, later known as Constantinople and then as Istanbul

ancient bath/gymnasium complex in Constantinople

historic port of Constantinople

1285 siege

Phidalia () or Phidaleia () is a female figure from ancient Greek mythology associated with the Byzantium and Byzas (the legendary founder of Byzantium).