It kinda of funny actually because the Romans actually were a mutlicultured people one government one world. This is amuzing because evntually the world will end up like with one universal government. Nationalities will be torn down...
Not true the after 1205 and the subsequent recapture of Constantinople was Greek city state. But before then the byzantines were a multitude of nations just as Rome was. One of their greatest emperors was actually a serb by the name of Justinian.
For the records all the byzantine texts, hymns (church songs), and incsriptions on icons are in byzantine (in between ancient Greek and modern Greek-from which the modern Greek evolved)
@Katerinoula1980 There is no language called byzantine. In fact, there is no empire called Byzantine empire at all. The name is Roman empire (eastern Roman empire until 476 AD and simply Roman empire since then).
The languages of the empire was the greek and the latin. The latin was used for the laws and the administration and the greek by the Church and by the 90% of the population. Since the 6th century, greek also entered the adminastration sector.
The fall of Byzantium's economy by unfair and deviously lying Venetian Oligarchical Economic Treaties that gradually over a period of decades destroyed Byzantium's domestic industries, farms, businesses, and traders. It is called "The Golden Bulla" which today is called Globalization, Free Trade, Outsourcing, Speculative investments, Federal Reserves, Oligarchialism, World Bank, IMF, Derivatives, Usury, etc.
again wrong wrong wrong, this priest should take some history lessons before opening his mouth cos when the west was barbaric & Greeks were civilised it was long before the roman republic/empire era let alone the later graeco-roman empire, unless he's referring to Romans as Byzantines also. Euripides said: Unhappy Greeks, Barbarians to eachother ;)
' SHOW ME JUST WHAT MUHAMMAD BROUGHT THAT IS NEW AND THERE YOU WILL FIND THINGS ONLY BAD AND INHUMAN, SUCH AS HIS COMMAND TO SPREAD BY THE SWORD THE FAITH HE PREACHED'
Our favorite documentary for a quick look at the 1,000 year reign of Christ in the Eastern Roman Orthodox Faith and then, the catacombs again as we are under persecution by the religion of anti-christ, Islam.
From my understanding the term Byzantine was derived by a german writer, I forget his name, in order to try and reinforce the idea that the Holy Roman Empire was the true successor to the Roman Empire. Also they Byzantines themselves would have not accepted that they were a Greek Empire, they referred to themselves as Romai or Romans.
Because "Byzantium" (as in the terminology) did not exist. In fact that is a new term derived not that long ago. The proper name of the empire was "The Eastern Roman Empire" and it's inhabitants were the Romans.
@theMac3donian Other accepted names, however, include Romania and Empire of the Greeks (Imperium Greacorum), even though the Empire was not ethnically pure "Greek".
@theMac3donian: Actually Byzantium was an already an ancient city founded by the Greeks in 667 BCE. When Constantine, who was born in Nis, Serbia decided to relocate the empire to the East it was then renamed Constantinople. The relocation resulted in the so-called " decline of the Roman Empire". The lingua franca was an eastern Greek dialect. Resulting in an empire with a Greco-Christian tradition instead of Latin based one. One which embraced Oriental aspects aspects of Christianity.
It kinda of funny actually because the Romans actually were a mutlicultured people one government one world. This is amuzing because evntually the world will end up like with one universal government. Nationalities will be torn down...
Kawasazki 3 weeks ago
Not true the after 1205 and the subsequent recapture of Constantinople was Greek city state. But before then the byzantines were a multitude of nations just as Rome was. One of their greatest emperors was actually a serb by the name of Justinian.
Kawasazki 3 weeks ago
THE BYZANTINES ARE GREEKS
unfukkkmee 3 months ago
For the records all the byzantine texts, hymns (church songs), and incsriptions on icons are in byzantine (in between ancient Greek and modern Greek-from which the modern Greek evolved)
Katerinoula1980 5 months ago
@Katerinoula1980 There is no language called byzantine. In fact, there is no empire called Byzantine empire at all. The name is Roman empire (eastern Roman empire until 476 AD and simply Roman empire since then).
The languages of the empire was the greek and the latin. The latin was used for the laws and the administration and the greek by the Church and by the 90% of the population. Since the 6th century, greek also entered the adminastration sector.
The right term is MEDIEVAL GREEK LANGUAGE.
Lhein33 5 months ago
@Lhein33 Good point!
Katerinoula1980 4 months ago
This sounds just like America.Why dont people ever learn
umaara100 6 months ago
The fall of Byzantium's economy by unfair and deviously lying Venetian Oligarchical Economic Treaties that gradually over a period of decades destroyed Byzantium's domestic industries, farms, businesses, and traders. It is called "The Golden Bulla" which today is called Globalization, Free Trade, Outsourcing, Speculative investments, Federal Reserves, Oligarchialism, World Bank, IMF, Derivatives, Usury, etc.
darthvader5300 9 months ago
again wrong wrong wrong, this priest should take some history lessons before opening his mouth cos when the west was barbaric & Greeks were civilised it was long before the roman republic/empire era let alone the later graeco-roman empire, unless he's referring to Romans as Byzantines also. Euripides said: Unhappy Greeks, Barbarians to eachother ;)
Suppressingfire 9 months ago
that is the difference between barbarians and civilized world......
mrspartan32 11 months ago
This is what is happening to the US right now.
bionichampster 1 year ago
@bionichampster
the US was never the "light" of the world.
harrikelm 3 months ago
@harrikelm Agreed. I'm going by their own words however.
bionichampster 3 months ago
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' SHOW ME JUST WHAT MUHAMMAD BROUGHT THAT IS NEW AND THERE YOU WILL FIND THINGS ONLY BAD AND INHUMAN, SUCH AS HIS COMMAND TO SPREAD BY THE SWORD THE FAITH HE PREACHED'
MrAngelheart 1 year ago
Our favorite documentary for a quick look at the 1,000 year reign of Christ in the Eastern Roman Orthodox Faith and then, the catacombs again as we are under persecution by the religion of anti-christ, Islam.
JudithMatta 1 year ago
From my understanding the term Byzantine was derived by a german writer, I forget his name, in order to try and reinforce the idea that the Holy Roman Empire was the true successor to the Roman Empire. Also they Byzantines themselves would have not accepted that they were a Greek Empire, they referred to themselves as Romai or Romans.
memorex219 1 year ago
what connection have a tatar to byzantium???
byzantines fucked your forefathers and it was
a greek empire
MotherHellas 2 years ago
@MotherHellas no the empire was romano-greek
ROBHUGHES1453 1 year ago
why say BYantium and Roman Empire?
Alucardthedeadone 2 years ago
Because "Byzantium" (as in the terminology) did not exist. In fact that is a new term derived not that long ago. The proper name of the empire was "The Eastern Roman Empire" and it's inhabitants were the Romans.
theMac3donian 2 years ago 3
I agree with you
Alucardthedeadone 2 years ago
@theMac3donian Other accepted names, however, include Romania and Empire of the Greeks (Imperium Greacorum), even though the Empire was not ethnically pure "Greek".
mixalis9292 1 year ago
@theMac3donian: Actually Byzantium was an already an ancient city founded by the Greeks in 667 BCE. When Constantine, who was born in Nis, Serbia decided to relocate the empire to the East it was then renamed Constantinople. The relocation resulted in the so-called " decline of the Roman Empire". The lingua franca was an eastern Greek dialect. Resulting in an empire with a Greco-Christian tradition instead of Latin based one. One which embraced Oriental aspects aspects of Christianity.
BKBOI77 1 year ago
@theMac3donian You are correct, I'm working on a masters in history and I am always repeating that.
doppelganger2012 5 months ago