The fall of the Western Roman Empire left us with many related languages, all based on Latin. Why didn’t the same thing happen with Greek in the East? Where are the Greek-based languages in the East? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

The fall of the Western Roman Empire left us with many related languages, all based on Latin. Why didn’t the same thing happen with Greek in the East? Where are the Greek-based languages in the East?

by NotLaFontaine

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I think this answer by u/toldinstone might answer your question