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Are Greeks considered descendants of the Byzantine Empire?

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The Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire was the primary way in which the Greek nation/people existed in the middle ages, and us a part of their heritage as the ancient Greek world. In fact modern Greeks at times use the word Romaii (Romans) to refer to themselves and Romaika to refer to their language. read more

At first, the Byzantine Empire had a multi-ethnic character, but following the loss of the non-Greek speaking provinces with the 7th century Muslim conquests it came to be dominated by the Byzantine Greeks, who inhabited the heartland of the later empire: modern Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, and Sicily, and portions of southern Bulgaria, Crimea, and Albania. read more

During the existence of the Ottoman Empire the Greeks were called “Roman people” or “Roman population”. Modern ethnic Greeks have a lot more byzantine than ancient in their traditions. I am very sad to hear that museums and churches which bear Byzantine heritage are neglected. Regards. read more

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