That strategic advantage is no less important today than it was 2,500 years ago, when a band of Greeks first founded the city of Byzantium on this very spot.
1500 years ago Byzantium was founded by Greeks.
mnli hypothesis: 1500 years ago Byzantium was founded by Greeks. premise: That strategic advantage is no less important today than it was 2,500 years ago, when a band of Greeks first founded the city of Byzantium on this very spot.