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

My dad just died, and while we knew about the trust and that it was generation-skipping, we didn’t know the Byzantine details involved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Embody the Mediterranean way of life from the comfort of Los Angeles with Gohar World’s newest collection, inspired by Byzantine mosaics, the ports of Marseille, Egyptian fishing villages and spice markets in Istanbul.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

A 6th Century Byzantine bucket that has been pieced back together is believed to have been a cremation vessel, according to archaeologists.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

The wind swept over the crusted snow into my Byzantine face, which was the face of my grandfather and of the American girl I had once been.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides