what languages were spoken in the eastern region during this period?
Primarily Greek, but Latin was introduced later
Byzantine Empire
Apart from the Imperial court, administration and military, the primary language used in the eastern Roman provinces even before the decline of the Western Empire was Greek, having been spoken in the region for centuries before Latin.
which region was part of the eastern roman empire The extent fluctuated, but at its peak, it stretched from Byzantium up to Syria and Italy and North Africa, how would you define this type of empire? Romano-Hellenistic who are some of the rulers during this period? Justinian I, Constantine, Julian, Theodosius I to name a few
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Byzantine Empire [SEP] Language
Apart from the Imperial court, administration and military, the primary language used in the eastern Roman provinces even before the decline of the Western Empire was Greek, having been spoken in the region for centuries before Latin. Following Rome's conquest of the east its 'Pax Romana', inclusionist political practices and development of public infrastructure, facilitated the further spreading and entrenchment of Greek language in the east. Indeed, early on in the life of the Roman Empire, Greek had become the common language of the Church, the language of scholarship and the arts, and to a large degree the "lingua franca" for trade between provinces and with other nations.