ALL meanings of byzantine empire
Byzantine Empire
B b - noun byzantine empire the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East, esp after the deposition of the last emperor in Rome (476 ad). It was finally extinguished by the fall of Constantinople, its capital, in 1453 3
- noun byzantine empire empire ( a.d. 395-1453) in SE Europe & SW Asia, formed by the division of the Roman Empire: cap. Constantinople 3
- noun byzantine empire the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in a.d. 476. Capital: Constantinople. 1