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What are the biggest influences of the Byzantine empire in Greece?

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mj_toronto8

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I'm not a historian but I'm super curious about what impact the Byzantine empire has had on Greece's culture and overall history.
 
Basically, after Constantine the great took power, and moved the capitol of the empire to Constantinople there was a huge Hellenic influence in the Byzantine empire. Previous to that, much of the empire had Italian or "Latin" influence on Greece.
 
dubai_suzie said:
Basically, after Constantine the great took power, and moved the capitol of the empire to Constantinople there was a huge Hellenic influence in the Byzantine empire. Previous to that, much of the empire had Italian or "Latin" influence on Greece.
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While the Greeks were teaching mathematics, philosophy, science and the arts the majority of the world were barbarians. The empire that you reference (Rome) all of the above was copied from the Greeks. Constantine was an Italian that became Greek Orthodox. Because he reverted back to the truth while the West corrupted Gods word.
 
The Byzantine Empire has influenced a lot of things that we typically associate as "Greek". This includes the architecture of some of the buildings, especially some of the churches, the music, even some of the food. For example, nutmeg, lemons, basil, and even caviar entered Greek cuisine because of the Byzantine Empire's influence.
 
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