<P> Byzantium or Byzantion ( / bɪˈzæntiəm , bɪˈzænʃəm / ; Greek : Βυζάντιον , Byzántion ) was an ancient Greek colony in early antiquity that later became Constantinople , and later Istanbul . Byzantium was colonized by the Greeks from Megara in c. 657 BC . </P>
<P> Byzantium or Byzantion ( / bɪˈzæntiəm , bɪˈzænʃəm / ; Greek : Βυζάντιον , Byzántion ) was an ancient Greek colony in early antiquity that later became Constantinople , and later Istanbul . Byzantium was colonized by the Greeks from Megara in c. 657 BC . </P>
the old greek city-state of byzantium was rebuilt and became known as
the old greek city-state of byzantium was rebuilt and became known as
Constantinople Istanbul
Constantinople Istanbul