WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Though Byzantium was ruled by Roman law and Roman political institutions, and its official language was Latin, Greek was also widely spoken, and students received education in Greek history, literature and culture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Byzantine Greek language, an archaic style of Greek that served as the language of administration and of most writing during the period of the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman, Empire until the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amongst other reforms, this notably led to introducing Greek as the Byzantine Empire’s official language in 610 under the Emperor Heraclius’ (ruled from 610 to 641).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Byzantine Empire ( Greek name: -Basileia tōn Romaiōn) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered around its capital of Constantinople.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Romans often admired the Greek culture, and many educated Romans and emperors studied Greek themselves. When the Roman Empire spread to western Europe, they found that most of the cultures did not have a written language. Latin was therefore adopted as the written language for bureauracy.

Detailed explanation-6: -The Eastern Roman Empire was in language and civilization a Greek society. Linguistically, Byzantine or medieval Greek is situated between the Hellenistic (Koine) and modern phases of the language.