<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika karne zilizofuata, Byzantium, kama majiji ya Aegea, ilianguka chini ya utawala wa Athene, Sparta, Uajemi, Aleksanda, na Roma.  <response>: In the succeeding centuries Byzantium, like the cities of the Aegean, fell under the sway of Athens, Sparta, Persia, Alexander, and Rome. 