Byzantine Greek
Constantinople's official language
Byzantine Greek is the form of Greek used in the Byzantine Empire, roughly from the 6th to the 15th century.
It bridges Ancient Greek and Modern Greek, preserving older grammatical features while evolving in vocabulary and pronunciation.
The language served as the administrative, literary, and liturgical medium of the Eastern Roman Empire: Byzantine Greek texts preserve much of classical literature.
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- Eastern Roman EmpireConstantinople-centered medieval state
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Byzantine GreekOld Church Slavonic
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