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Constantinople has been ka Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, since 1939. Turkish is the language that's spoken there. But many people know English. Ethnic groups of considerable size add other languages to the list of those commonly spoken in Turkey: Arabic, Armenian, Greek, and Kurdish.
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∙ 12y agoThe first language (4th century AD) was Latin from Rome, but around 620 AD, this was changed to Greek under the rule of the emperor Heraclius.
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∙ 14y agoConstantinople is now Istanbul, in Turkey, they speak Turkish.
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∙ 10y agoStarted as Latin, later became Greek
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∙ 12y agoGreek
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How many official languages did the Roman Empire have?
The Roman empire had one official language and that was Latin. However the well educated spoke Greek because the Greek language was the lingua franca of the diplomatic world. For example, an envoy from Parthia may not be fluent in Latin, but he could speak Greek and would use that language to converse with a Roman senator who did not speak Parthian.
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 was the official language in ancient Rome?
"Well, if Italians speak Italian and Greeks speak Greek, then ancient Romans spoke Roman!" Uhhm...not quite. I have no idea what the ancient Romans called their language, but we now call it Latin, not Roman.
How do you spell Sasha in roman language?
Sasha is short for Alexander in Slavonic languages. It was not around in the Roman times. Moreover, the Romans did not speak Roman. They were Latins and spoke Latin. Sasha's spelling in Latin is uncertain
What was the language the Romans spoke?
The language spoken by the Romans was Latin.Answer:Initially Latin was the main written and spoken language of the Roman Empire, but Greek came to be the language spoken by well-educated (elite) Romans. This was due to an influx of Greek slaves as teachers and the easier availability of literature written in Greek.In the eastern Roman Empire (later the Byzantine Empire) Latin never replaced Greek as a spoken language. Greek became the official language of this area after the death of Justinian.
How many official languages did the Roman Empire have?
The Roman empire had one official language and that was Latin. However the well educated spoke Greek because the Greek language was the lingua franca of the diplomatic world. For example, an envoy from Parthia may not be fluent in Latin, but he could speak Greek and would use that language to converse with a Roman senator who did not speak Parthian.
Did the Roman Empire speak?
no
What language did Prophet Muhammad speak when he was on business travel in Syria Palestine or other Roman Empire territories?
Of course Arabic.
What do roman empire speak?
mostly Latin
What language did the people of Herculaneum speak?
The people of Herculaneum spoke a form of Latin known as Vulgar Latin, which was the common spoken language of the Roman Empire.
What country controlled the roman empire?
An empire is a great nation, so to speak, and it controls itself. Italy is the country that once WAS the roman empire, as the capitol of the empire lies in there, if that is what you meant.
What language did the roman catholics speak?
Most likely Latin.
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.
Is Roman language a aspect of Roman culture?
Language and linguistic expressions reflect a people's culture in many ways. The Romans did not speak Roman, they spoke latin.
What language do people FROM Pompeii speak?
Italian. Pompei is in Italy.Today it is Italian, in Roman times it was Latin.
What language did Honorius speak?
As Roman emperor he would have spoken Latin
Did Romans speak Latin or Italian?
No, the Greeks spoke, and still speak, Greek, though many of them probably knew Latin in ancient times. Since Greece was the country of so many philosophers and artists, it was important for educated Romans to speak Greek (and not the other way around).
