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  2. The Byzantine Greeks were the Greek-speaking Eastern Romans throughout Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. [1] They were the main inhabitants of the lands of the Byzantine Empire ( Eastern Roman Empire ), of Constantinople and Asia Minor (modern Turkey), the Greek islands, Cyprus, and portions of the southern Balkans, and formed large ...

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      Medieval Greek (also known as Middle Greek, Byzantine Greek,...

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    Greek, Ancient Greek. Latin. Byzantine. Byzantium ( / bɪˈzæntiəm, - ʃəm /) or Byzantion ( Ancient Greek: Βυζάντιον) was an ancient Thracian settlement and later a Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity which is known as Istanbul today.

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  4. May 6, 2024 · Modern historians use the term Byzantine Empire to distinguish the state from the western portion of the Roman Empire. The name refers to Byzantium, an ancient Greek colony and transit point that became the location of the Byzantine Empire’s capital city, Constantinople. Inhabitants of the Byzantine Empire would have self-identified as ...

  5. Sep 19, 2018 · The Byzantine Empire was known for being a Christian state with Greek as its official language. It began as the eastern part of the Roman Empire but then took on an identity of its own. The empire once covered much of eastern Europe, the Middle East, and parts of North Africa.

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