Though the byzantine empire was ruled by roman low and roman political institutions and the official language was latin, greek was widely spoken and students received education in greek history, literature and culture. And as the centuries went by, greek language took its place in the public administration of the byzantine empire alongside with the latin and in many occasions it substituted it.
Earlier, Latin. But then they started to speak Greek.
The Byzantine Empire was formed from the remenants of the Old Eastern Roman Empire, which spoke primarily Greek with Latin as a secondary Language, unlike the west which by the time of the Byzantines, spoke Latin with secondary Greek. Greek was the main language of the Byzantine Empire which is why spo many citites have Greek Names where today Greek is not spoken Such as Damascus, Antioch, Ankara, Nicaea, Persepolis, Varna, Alexandria, Thebes, Amman, Beirut, Tripoli, etc
The Byzantines primarily spoke Medieval Greek. This language evolved from ancient Greek and was the administrative and liturgical language of the Byzantine Empire. Greek remained the dominant language in the empire until its fall in the mid-15th century.
Greek and Latin were the most commonly used languages in Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire. Later on, as the Ottoman Empire took control, Turkish became the predominant language spoken in the city.
The Cyrillic alphabet was introduced by the Byzantine missionaries Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century to write the Old Church Slavonic language. It is named after Cyril, and the script has since been modified and adopted for numerous languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.
It is Greek
Earlier, Latin. But then they started to speak Greek.
γλώσσα (glosa).
False. Both Latin and Greek were used in the early years of the empire, but Greek later became the dominant and main language of the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine Empire was formed from the remenants of the Old Eastern Roman Empire, which spoke primarily Greek with Latin as a secondary Language, unlike the west which by the time of the Byzantines, spoke Latin with secondary Greek. Greek was the main language of the Byzantine Empire which is why spo many citites have Greek Names where today Greek is not spoken Such as Damascus, Antioch, Ankara, Nicaea, Persepolis, Varna, Alexandria, Thebes, Amman, Beirut, Tripoli, etc
Mostly Greek and later Arabic.
The predominant language spoke by the Byzantine Empire was Greek, but languages of each region within it were also commonly used.
Latin was used only in the early years, but then Greek became the major language of the Empire for the rest of its years.
because the Byzantines preferred the Greek language
It derived from the ancient Doric and Attik dialects, and evolved to include the Byzantine.
The Byzantines primarily spoke Medieval Greek. This language evolved from ancient Greek and was the administrative and liturgical language of the Byzantine Empire. Greek remained the dominant language in the empire until its fall in the mid-15th century.
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