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Was greek the language of the western part of the Roman Empire?
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∙ 13y ago
Latin was the official language of the whole of the Roman Empire was Latin because the Romans were Latins. The different ethnic groups spoke either their own languages or vulgar Latin, a mixture of Latin and their original languages. The use of Greek in the east was quite widespread.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes. Latin was the native language of the Romans in both the east and the west. In the west the Latinisation of the peoples of Italy, Gaul, Hispania and Lusitania (Portugal), was so thorough that the modern languages of Italy, France and Portugal are derived from Latin. The Germanic peoples of Holland south of the River Rhine, southern Germany and Austria spoke their languages.
The Latin were are talking about was vulgar Latin, or vulgate, which was the Latin spoken by ordinary people. Unlike Classical Latin (the Latin of the aristocracy), it was a mix of Latin and the original languages spoken by the various peoples.
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∙ 13y agoNo, Latin was the language of the Western Roman Empire. However Greek was widely spoken by the educated and the upper classes all over the empire. It was the language that people of differing native languages used to communicate with one another.
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What language did most people speak in the eastern Roman Empire?
The eastern part of the Roman Empire had a variety of language as different conquered people had different languages. Some of them were Egyptian, Yiddish, Syriac, Armenian, Thracian, Dacian and Illyrian. Aramaic was a lingua franca in the Asian Middle East. The elites spoke Greek because the Greeks ruled the eastern Mediterranean (Pergamon in western Turkey, the Seleucid Empire in the Asian Middle east and the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt)prior to the Romans and Greek was the language used in the Greek/Eastern Church (which later came to be called Orthodox Church). Latin was the imperial language because the Romans spoke Latin. After the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire Greek became the official language of the eastern part. Historians have coined the term Byzantine Empire to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part. The Romans did not use this term, they called it Roman Empire or Romania (this referred to this empire and not the country which was later called Romania). The term Byzantine is derived from Byzantium, the Greek city which was redeveloped, turned into the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and renamed Constantinople by the emperor Constantine the Great in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the west, this empire became centred on Greece and Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 150 years after the fall of the west.
How did the Byzantine Empireinfluence Greek culture?
The Byzantine Empire was the name given to the eastern half of the Roman Empire when it was split in two to make it more manageable. They didn't call it that - we do so now for convenience after it's capital Byzantium, which was renamed Constantinople after its emperor Constantine the Great.The eastern Empire was always Greek - it incorporated all the eastern Greek cities and territories in the east which Rome had incorporated within its empire in the 2nd and 1st Centuries BCE. So it's culture was always Greek, including language. Latin was spoken by Roman administrators, and it thought itself as Roman, but it was thoroughly Greek; even the Jewish upper classes spoke Greek, dressed in Greek style, had Greek theatre and had operations to reverse circumcision so they didn't look mutilated at the baths.When the western Roman Empire was taken over by the Germanic and other peoples, the Roman Empire was the Greek-cultured eastern part which survived for another thousand years until Turkish takeover.
The Eastern Roman Empire fell shortly after the Western Roman Empire?
No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.
How did Greek culture survive?
The Byzantine Empire was the Roman Empire. Byzantine Empire is a term which has been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part. The so-called "Byzantines" did not use this term. They called their empire the Empire of the Romans or Romania or Rhomais in Latin or Basileia Rhōmaiōn or Rhomania in Greek. Romania was a short form for Roman Empire. It was not related to the country which was later called Romania. All the peoples who lived the Roman Empire saw themselves as Romans. They had been granted Roman citizenship by the emperor Caracalla in 215. The so-called "Byzantines" did not even use the term eastern Romans, which is often used by historians for them. Western and eastern Roman Empire are also terms which have been coined by historians. The Romans and the peoples in the Roman Empire only used the term Empire of the Romans. The term Byzantine was chosen by a German historian in the 16th century as a derivation from Byzantium, a Greek city which had evolved into a Roman city under Roman rule and which was then redeveloped, turned into an imperial capital and renamed Constantinople (City of Constantine) by the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, this part of the empire became centred on Greece and Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 150 years after the fall of the western part. Both the terms Byzantine and Byzantine Empire became common in Western Europe in the 19th century.
Why time passed the byzantine empire became less roman and more?
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern part of the Roman Empire which continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years after the fall of the western part of this empire. The educated elites of part of the empire spoke Greek because before its conquest by Rome it had been ruled by Greek states. After the fall of the western part of the empire, this part lost its ties with Rome and with the Latin language. It became increasingly Greek in character and language. It became more so when it lost most of its non-Greek territories due to invasions by the Arabs and the Slavs.
What was the official language of the Roman Empire?
The official language in the western Roman Empire was Latin. Latin was also the official language of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, together with Greek. This was because it was the language of the Romans.
What language did most people speak in the eastern Roman Empire?
The eastern part of the Roman Empire had a variety of language as different conquered people had different languages. Some of them were Egyptian, Yiddish, Syriac, Armenian, Thracian, Dacian and Illyrian. Aramaic was a lingua franca in the Asian Middle East. The elites spoke Greek because the Greeks ruled the eastern Mediterranean (Pergamon in western Turkey, the Seleucid Empire in the Asian Middle east and the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt)prior to the Romans and Greek was the language used in the Greek/Eastern Church (which later came to be called Orthodox Church). Latin was the imperial language because the Romans spoke Latin. After the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire Greek became the official language of the eastern part. Historians have coined the term Byzantine Empire to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part. The Romans did not use this term, they called it Roman Empire or Romania (this referred to this empire and not the country which was later called Romania). The term Byzantine is derived from Byzantium, the Greek city which was redeveloped, turned into the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and renamed Constantinople by the emperor Constantine the Great in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the west, this empire became centred on Greece and Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 150 years after the fall of the west.
What empire lasted almost 1000 years after splitting from the western roman empire?
For the Romans it was the Roman Empire. This is how the Romans called it, they had no other terms. Historians have invented the terms Eastern Roman Empire for the eastern part and Western Roman Empire for the western part. Byzantine Empire has been coined in reference to the eastern part of the empire after the fall of the west. The word Byzantine is derived from Byzantium, the Greek city which was later turned into Constantinople. It had been chosen to highlight the fact that within just over a century after the fall of the west it assumed a Greek character. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620.
Why was the fall of Roman a factor int eh decline of the influence of Greek culture?
No it was not. Greek culture persisted. What fell was the western part of the Roman Empire which crumbled under the weight of the Germanic invasions. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for another 1,000 years. This part of the empire was centred on Greece and became Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 140 years after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire. Because of this historians have coined the term Byzantine Empire for the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire. The term Byzantine is derived from Byzantium, the Greek city which was redeveloped, turned into the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and renamed Constantinople by emperor Constantine the Great in 330. Constantinople continued to be the capital during the Byzantine period.
What was the Eastern Roman Empire known also as?
The Eastern Roman Empire is known as Byzantine Empire. However, this is a term which had been coined by historians. So are the term Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire. The Romans had only one term: Roman Empire. Historians use the term Byzantine Empire to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire. The Romans did not use this term, they called it Roman Empire or Romania (this referred to this empire and not the country which was later called Romania). The term Byzantine is derived from Byzantium, the Greek city which was redeveloped, turned into the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and renamed Constantinople by emperor Constantine the Great in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the western part, this empire became centred on Greece and Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 150 years after the fall of the west
What is the name of the society that developed in the eastern roman empire after the fall of the western roman empire?
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire that continued after the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire was heavily influenced by Greek and eastern elements to the point that Latin stopped being the used as the official government language and Greek was used instead. The Byzantine culture blended Greek and Oriental artistic influences to create its own unique blend and form of art and architecture.
How did the Byzantine Empireinfluence Greek culture?
The Byzantine Empire was the name given to the eastern half of the Roman Empire when it was split in two to make it more manageable. They didn't call it that - we do so now for convenience after it's capital Byzantium, which was renamed Constantinople after its emperor Constantine the Great.The eastern Empire was always Greek - it incorporated all the eastern Greek cities and territories in the east which Rome had incorporated within its empire in the 2nd and 1st Centuries BCE. So it's culture was always Greek, including language. Latin was spoken by Roman administrators, and it thought itself as Roman, but it was thoroughly Greek; even the Jewish upper classes spoke Greek, dressed in Greek style, had Greek theatre and had operations to reverse circumcision so they didn't look mutilated at the baths.When the western Roman Empire was taken over by the Germanic and other peoples, the Roman Empire was the Greek-cultured eastern part which survived for another thousand years until Turkish takeover.
Did ancient Greeks write in English?
No. The ancient Greek did not use the English language. Because there was no English language in that time. English language derived from Latin which was the official language of Roman Empire and the Roman Empire is the successor of ancient Greek the golden age of Greece.
The Eastern Roman Empire fell shortly after the Western Roman Empire?
No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.No it is not true. The eastern Roman empire lasted 944 years after the fall of the western part.
How did Greek culture survive?
The Byzantine Empire was the Roman Empire. Byzantine Empire is a term which has been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part. The so-called "Byzantines" did not use this term. They called their empire the Empire of the Romans or Romania or Rhomais in Latin or Basileia Rhōmaiōn or Rhomania in Greek. Romania was a short form for Roman Empire. It was not related to the country which was later called Romania. All the peoples who lived the Roman Empire saw themselves as Romans. They had been granted Roman citizenship by the emperor Caracalla in 215. The so-called "Byzantines" did not even use the term eastern Romans, which is often used by historians for them. Western and eastern Roman Empire are also terms which have been coined by historians. The Romans and the peoples in the Roman Empire only used the term Empire of the Romans. The term Byzantine was chosen by a German historian in the 16th century as a derivation from Byzantium, a Greek city which had evolved into a Roman city under Roman rule and which was then redeveloped, turned into an imperial capital and renamed Constantinople (City of Constantine) by the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, this part of the empire became centred on Greece and Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 150 years after the fall of the western part. Both the terms Byzantine and Byzantine Empire became common in Western Europe in the 19th century.
Why time passed the byzantine empire became less roman and more?
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern part of the Roman Empire which continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years after the fall of the western part of this empire. The educated elites of part of the empire spoke Greek because before its conquest by Rome it had been ruled by Greek states. After the fall of the western part of the empire, this part lost its ties with Rome and with the Latin language. It became increasingly Greek in character and language. It became more so when it lost most of its non-Greek territories due to invasions by the Arabs and the Slavs.
Is it true The Eastern Roman Empire fell shortly after the Western Roman Empire?
It is untrue. The eastern part of the roman empire continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years after the fall of the western part. Historians have coined the term Byzantine Empire to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part. The people in question did not use this term. They called their empire Roman Empire or Romania (this referred to this empire and not the country which was later called Romania). The term Byzantine is derived from Byzantium, the Greek city which was redeveloped, turned into the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and renamed Constantinople by the emperor Constantine the Great in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the west, this empire became centred on Greece and Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 150 years after the fall of the west.
