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In natural English speech, "byzantine" appears in contexts such as: "And in the 6th century AD, so the 500s, the Roman Emperor Justinian, who is a emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire by this point, the Byzantine Empire, compiles all this together into something that today we just kinda loosely called Justinian's Code of Roman Law, and that survives. And so that becomes the basis for almost all the legal systems around the world.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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IPA/ˈbɪzəntiːn/

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And in the 6th century AD, so the 500s, the Roman Emperor Justinian, who is a emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire by this point,

the Byzantine Empire, compiles all this together into something that today we just kinda loosely called Justinian's Code of Roman Law, and that survives.

And so that becomes the basis for almost all the legal systems around the world.

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adjective

Of or pertaining to Byzantium.

adjective

Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.

noun

A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire

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A dark, metallic shade of violet.

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