Byzas (Ancient Greek: Βύζας, Býzas) was the legendary founder of Byzantium (Ancient Greek: Βυζάντιον, Byzántion), the city later known as Constantinople...
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derived from the Thracian personal name Byzas which means "he-goat". Ancient Greek legend refers to the Greek king Byzas, the leader of the Megarian colonists...
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two states. Arguably the most famous citizen of Megara in antiquity was Byzas, the legendary founder of Byzantium in the 7th century BC. The 6th century...
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Megarian colonists claimed a direct line back to the founders of the city, Byzas, the son of the god Poseidon and the nymph Ceroëssa. Modern excavations...
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was the daughter of Io and Zeus; elder sister of Epaphus; and mother of Byzas, founder of Byzantium, with her uncle, Poseidon. According to the historian...
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Megarian colonists, Byzas. The later Byzantines of Constantinople themselves would maintain that the city was named in honor of two men, Byzas and Antes, though...
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(Greek: Βυζάντιον, Latin: Byzantium), named after its mythical founder, Byzas. Following independence from the UK in 1947, many regions and cities have...
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Nireus Aloeus Epopeus Triopas Celaenus Celaeno Dictys Cerebia Polydectes Byzas Ceroessa Chryses Chrysogeneia Minyas Phaunos Circe Atlas Cleito Eumelus...
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Gregoras (c. 1295-1360), the column was once surmounted by a statue to Byzas the Megarian, the semi-legendary founder of Byzantium. A notice on location...
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Hecate. Hecate had a cult in Byzantium from the time of its founding. Like Byzas in one legend, she had her origins in Thrace. Since Hecate was the guardian...
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from a Thracian or Illyrian personal name, Byzas.: 352ff Ancient Greek legend refers to a legendary king Byzas as the leader of the Megarian colonists and...
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word with a strange structure and an obscure origin, related to the word byza, a possible borrowing from the Greek βῦζα, 'owl'. Genus Sarda (Cuvier, 1832)...
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from Thebes in Egypt. 667 BC: Byzantium founded by Megaran colonists under Byzas. (traditional date) 664 BC: First naval battle in Greek recorded history...
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BC), recapturing Memphis and beginning an offensive into Upper Egypt. Byzantium (modern Istanbul) is founded by Megaran colonists under Byzas. v t e...
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Bachmann, Martin (ed.), Bautechnik im antiken und vorantiken Kleinasien (PDF), Byzas, vol. 9, Istanbul: Ege Yayınları/Zero Prod. Ltd., pp. 429–454, ISBN 978-975-8072-23-1...
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Bachmann, Martin (ed.). Bautechnik im antiken und vorantiken Kleinasien (PDF). Byzas (in German). Vol. 9. Istanbul: Ege Yayınları/Zero Prod. Ltd. pp. 429–454...
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and raised her. According to a legend, Semystra was also the mother of Byzas, who was the founder of Byzantium. The city of Semystra was named after...
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Bachmann, Martin (ed.): Bautechnik im antiken und vorantiken Kleinasien, Byzas, Vol. 9, Ege Yayınları/Zero Prod. Ltd., Istanbul, ISBN 978-975-8072-23-1...
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by Greek colonists from the Attic town of Megara, led by the eponymous Byzas, around 658 BC. The city then consisted of a small region around an acropolis...
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Vyzas may refer to: Vyzas F.C., Greek football team Byzas or Vyzas (Ancient Greek: Βύζας, Býzas, modern pronunciation Výzas), was the eponymous founder...
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Hecate. Hecate had a cult in Byzantium from the time of its founding. Like Byzas in one legend, she had her origins in Thrace. Hecate was considered the...
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Constantinople" (PDF). In F. A. Bauer (ed.). Visualisierungen von Herrschaft. BYZAS. Vol. 5. pp. 79–99. ISBN 9789758071265. OCLC 71787023. The Shroud of Turin...
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includes Philipp Westermeyer, Tobias Schlottke, Christian Müller and Christian Byza. The OMR Festival is organized into two parallel events: the Expo and Conference...
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centre of Istanbul. The area now known as Beyoğlu has been inhabited since Byzas founded the City of Byzantium in the 7th century BC, and predates the founding...
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settlement. It may be derived from a Thracian or Illyrian personal name, Byzas.: 352ff Ancient Greek legend refers to a legendary king of that name as...
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ancient Greek settlers from Megara (near Athens) under the command of King Byzas established Byzantium at the Sarayburnu. Previously, in 685 BC, the Megarans...
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Bachmann, Martin (ed.). Bautechnik im antiken und vorantiken Kleinasien (PDF). Byzas. Vol. 9. Istanbul: Ege Yayınları/Zero Prod. Ltd. pp. 429–454. ISBN 978-975-8072-23-1...
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Traditional date of the founding of Byzantium by Megaran colonists under Byzas. 666 BC: Ashurbanipal sends a small Assyrian army corps to Egypt which recovers...
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another account Nisos killed himself when he lost his vital lock of hair. Byzas Apollodorus, 3.15.5 Pausanias, 1.39.6 Homer, Odyssey 16.393 & 16.9; Hyginus...
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Bachmann, Martin (ed.), Bautechnik im antiken und vorantiken Kleinasien (PDF), Byzas (in German), vol. 9, Istanbul: Ege Yayınları/Zero Prod. Ltd., pp. 429–454...
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