Byzantine vs Phanariot - What's the difference?
byzantine | phanariot |
Overly complex or intricate.
Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
of a devious, usually stealthy manner, of practice.
(rare) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul)
(history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
(coin)
An inhabitant of Phanar, an area in Byzantine and Ottoman Constantinople.
A class of moneyed ethnically Greek merchants, who claimed Byzantine descent, and who exercised influence in the administration in the Ottoman Empire.
As adjectives the difference between byzantine and phanariot
is that byzantine is while phanariot is used to describe such a person.As nouns the difference between byzantine and phanariot
is that byzantine is (historical) a byzant (coin) while phanariot is an inhabitant of phanar, an area in byzantine and ottoman constantinople.byzantine
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Alternative forms
* byzantineAdjective
(en adjective)- a Byzantine system of regulations