Ottoman culture would slowly integrate throughout the prior-Roman territories.
Latin, for instance, is often referred to as a ‘dead language.’ This is because the language was the most spoken in Europe as the Roman Empire dominated, until the empire’s collapse after the capture of Constantinople. Ottoman culture would slowly integrate throughout the prior-Roman territories. In addition, Latin became a language for the upper classes and nobility. It was taught in schools, and the only ones who could afford an education at the time were the nobility. Latin maintained its relevance through the upper classes.