byzantine
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The town’s dominant monument is Little Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine church that in the eighth century hosted the last ecumenical council recognized by both the Eastern and Western churches.
The Republicans promised to use an arsenal of legislative procedures to block any attempt by Mr. Schumer to expedite the chamber’s Byzantine legislative process.
From Washington Times
Some were minted in the Byzantine empire, but most were from the Merovingian kingdom, which broadly corresponds to modern day France.
From BBC
They will display nearly 550 artworks and provide a new home for its collection of Byzantine art, showcase gods and goddesses, and explain mythology’s profound role in the everyday lives of ancient Greeks and Romans.
From New York Times
In addition to the Venetians, the Romans, Byzantines, Slavs and Austrians ruled Istria at times, as they did much of Croatia’s coast.
From Washington Post
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