What language did the Eastern Roman Empire speak?

1 Answer

Greek

Explanation:

Although Latin was the Language of the Roman Empire after the split of the Roman Empire the Greek language took over. The Byzantine church said mass in Greek. Another name for the Byzantine Church is the Greek Orthodox Church.

The Eastern Roman Empire. ( Also called the Byzantine Empire) was located in the Greek speaking part of the Empire. The local people in the part of the world controlled by the Byzantine Empire spoke Greek. So over a period of time even the ruling elite of the Eastern Roman Empire including the Church leaders spoke Greek.

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