A PERSON OF GREEK HERITAGE At the time of Christ, Greece was a part of the Roman Empire Although no longer a world power, Greece was still the main cultural influence of the world at the time of Christ It influenced civilization, culture, philosophy, language, literature, and arts Romans adopted Greek culture and greek traditions Every educated man in the Roman Empire spoke Greek Thus we see tremendous greek influence in Palestine at the time of Christ After the death of Christ the gospel was spread throughout the world in the Greek Language
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages a native or inhabitant of Greece of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe