byzantine

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In antiquity, the city of Tyre was at various times Phoenician, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

So far, only about 30 have been recovered from the rubble, including a piece of a Byzantine sarcophagus lid and pottery jars.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

With its Bronze Age origins, Ancient Roman traces, Byzantine and Norman monuments and subtropical flair, Bari makes for a fine contrast with the Renaissance grandeur and contemporary design of central and northern Italian towns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

As Elie astutely points out, even an artist as outwardly estranged from religious life as Warhol carried with him the lessons of the Polish Byzantine Order of his youth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

Already she had read about bees and buffaloes, Bermuda vacations and Byzantine architecture.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith