The Romaioi didn't forced us to bee greeks they gave us written word culture lords word.
They gave us chance to bee part of the tradition don't give me wrong i don't
say that i am always right but i am senior in medieval studies and as history is based on sources they speak that Orthodox people of europe where at least on same bases with the west and then the turks came if you don't belive me read Pseudo-Bertrand Burgundian knight who travelled thru Balkans from 1436-1440 and wrought of the desert he saw