Greek East

Greek East

The Greek East is a phrase used to define the territories of the Greek-speaking, Orthodox peoples of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, centered around the Byzantine Empire. This is in contrast to the Latin-speaking Catholic peoples of Western Europe.

References

*Sherrard, Philip. "The Greek East and the Latin West: a study in the Christian tradition". London: Oxford University Press, 1959; reprinted Limni [Greece] : Denise Harvey & Company, 1992.


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