Byzantine Greeks
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The Byzantine Greeks (or Byzantines) were the Greek people of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.[1] They lived in the lands of the Byzantine Empire, then called the Eastern Roman Empire, like Greece, Asia Minor and Cyprus. They spoke medieval Greek, preserved Greek culture, obeyed Roman law and followed Eastern Christianity. Their society had peasants, traders, teachers, soldiers and priests.
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Byzantine Empire (especially Asia Minor, Balkans) | |
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