They did so because they believed that it would destroy the nuclear family and break up the traditional family motto and position of women pitting them against their husbands.
One aspect of roman culture that was maintained in Byzantine empire was through the use of Latin language
This was an important fete noting that Eastern Rome hosted people from multi ethnic backgrounds. There were Greeks,and other ethnic people in the empire, which also retained Christianity as an official language.
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You mean in practice or in theory? Because with any political party, the outcome is always different.
