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990 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) alphabetic letter H
   (5) From the sole power of Julius Caesar till Byzantium (Constantinople) was raised to greatness, in the 277th Olympiad. (6) From the settlement of Constantine at Byzantium to the death of Anastasius in the 11th year of the indiction. (37.65)

2. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) alphabetic letter D
   ) in five books, and Stephanus of Byzantium (s. vv. (21.43)

3. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) alphabetic letter H
   ) Stephanus of Byzantium refers to some other works under the name of Hellanicus, such as (21.43)

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3 from Renaissance Materials

1. Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary entry Byzantium
   Byzantium, ancient name of Constantinople: . (12.43)

2. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens (eds. W. Aldis Wright, W. G. Clark) act 3, scene 5, line 59
   Alcib. his service done
   
   At Lacedaemon and Byzantium.
   (4.07)

3. James I, The Political Works of James I (ed. Charles Howard McIlwain)
   ) This brought out another anonymous reply from Saint German in the same year entitled Salem and Bizance (A Dialogue be- twixte two Englyshe men, whereof one was called Salem and the other Bizance) printed by Berthelet, Salem (Jerusalem), asserting the claims of the Church, and Bizance (Byzantium) those of the State. (3.14)

1 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. Augustus J. C. Hare, Volume 1: Walks in London chapter 7, page 183
   They were probably merchants from Byzantium, and it has been conjectured that they were consulted by the founder respecting the plan and architectural character of the church. (2.24)

3 from American Memory: California

1. The Californians, by Walter M. Fisher page 152
   It is only due, however, to the honourable law-makers and law-breakers of the Great West to say that they are to a great extent exchanging steel for gold, as a weapon of debate, and that their real discussions are now generally carried on in a low voice in the lobby, while their public proceedings are incomparably milder and duller than those of, say, the last Œcumenical Council of the Holy Catholic Church, when an anti-infalliblist bishop was on his legs, or even a Brooklyn Council, with a Moulton to be hissed down, and threatened with weapons as he passes out; scenes both, reminiscent of the cheerful, youthful days of the primitive church, especially at the time of the "Robber Council" of Ephesus, when, apropos of a little "difficulty" about Nestorianism, His Lordship the Pontiff of Alexandria buffeted and "kicked like a wild ass," or caused to be kicked and buffeted, His Lordship the Pontiff of Byzantium, so that the latter lingered three days in mortal agony, and then passed away, let us hope to a place where pontiffs cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest. (3.14)

2. Around the Horn in '49; journal of the Hartford Union Mining and Trading Company. Containing the name, residence and occupation of each member, with incidents of the voyage. Printed by L.J. Hall, on board the Henry Lee, 1849 page 159
   The entrance to the Byzantium kingdom received this name anciently; and Fremont, believing that San Francisco, from its central position, would be the great centre of trade between Asia and America--the great highway of nations--bestowed this ancient name upon it. (2.98)

3. A Gil Blas in California. By Alexandre Dumas. Translated by Marguerite Eyer Wilbur page xxvii
   Then came the decline of Rome, the downfall of Alexandria, and the loss of Byzantium, which gave way to a second--Carthage, mother of Tunis, to Granada, Seville, Cordova the Arabian Trinity which united Africa and Europe--to Florence and her Medicis from Cosmus the Elder to Cosmus the Tyrant, to Christian Rome with her Julius II, her Leo X, and her Vatican, to Paris with Francis I, Henry IV, Louis XIV, the Louvre, the Tuileries, and Fontainebleau. (0.95)

1 from American Memory: Chesapeake Bay

1. Ulmo S. Randle, Reminiscences page Thirty-six
   This city was founded by Constantine the Great upon the ruins of Byzantium, a city of the ancients. (3.22)