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The Hellenization of the Byzantine Empire refers to the process by which Greek culture, language, and ideas became dominant in the empire, especially after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. As the Byzantine Empire evolved, it inherited many aspects of Hellenistic civilization, which included philosophy, arts, literature, and governance. The Greek language became the primary medium of administration, education, and religion, supplanting Latin by the 7th century. This cultural shift