Византи́я

nounfeminineinanimateuncountablevery rarely used (#50944)

1.
Byzantium (city)
Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantium was later called Constantinople, today it is the Turkish city of Istanbul.
2.
Byzantine Empire (Byzantium)
The Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantium. The Eastern Roman Empire emerged from the division of the Roman Empire.

Examples

В истории Византии экзарх занимал важный пост.
In the history of Byzantium, the exarch held an important position.
Столицей Византии был Константинополь.
Constantinople was the capital of Byzantium.
Кора́бль нахо́дится в Византии.
The ship is in Byzantium.
Иконопись пришла на Русь из Византии.
Icon painting came to Rus from Byzantium.
Византия была великой христианской империей.
Byzantium was a great Christian empire.
Крестовокупольные церкви были распространены в Византии.
Cross-in-square churches were widespread in Byzantium.
Иконоборчество распространилось в Византии в восьмом веке.
Iconoclasm spread throughout Byzantium in the eighth century.

This noun exists in singular form only.