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Culture of the Byzantine Empire

  • Byzantine architectureIn the year 330, Constantine the Great established a new capital in Byzantium, which became known as Constantinople. This event marked the beginning of an…
  • Tyrian purpleThe spiny dye-murex snail, known scientifically as Bolinus brandaris, secretes the precursor to Tyrian purple from its hypobranchial gland.