In the succeeding centuries Byzantium, like the cities of the Aegean, fell under the sway of Athens, Sparta, Persia, Alexander, and Rome.
The city of Byzantium was only ever ruled by a single state.
mnli hypothesis: The city of Byzantium was only ever ruled by a single state. premise: In the succeeding centuries Byzantium, like the cities of the Aegean, fell under the sway of Athens, Sparta, Persia, Alexander, and Rome.