How did the Byzantine Empire preserve Greek and Roman culture?

Byzantine culture was the logical continuation of the previous periods and they preserved it by continuing to preserve that heritage. During the reign of Justinian capital city- Constantinople was rebuilt to appear more as Rome. Justinian organized major public works on the construction of magnificent building, but the culmination of his construction project and the most spectacular building was the church of Hagia Sophia.

Explanation:

Byzantine culture in general was mixture of Greek, Roman, Persian and even Semitic culture. Byzantines had private schools in which Roman and Greek learning was kept, and kids had to learn both Latin and Greek language. Byzantines consider themselves Romans. They never used the expression Byzantines in everyday life.

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