Thesis/Hypothesis: Mathematics as a way of thinking and a way of life, although founded before Byzantium, had numerous Byzantine contributors who played crucial roles in preserving and developing the discipline.
In the modern day field of Mathematics, scholars are always referring either through discussion or through practice to works and discoveries of ancient Mathematicians and Philosophers. Most of these ancient works are said to be of Egyptian, Babylonian and Greek origin. The original purpose of this paper was to highlight the contributions made by the Byzantines, however the research is so limited in this field that it is only possible to concentrate on the predecessors of Byzantine math as most research indicates that Byzantines played a greater role in passing on earlier works to future generations rather than developing their own original concepts (Struik 1987). The Byzantine Empire remained a safe haven for the collected works of ancient Greece and maintained its civilization from the time of Constantinople until the late Middle Ages. It’s only achievement of worth in the field of mathematics was preservation of knowledge: no major discoveries or advances were made by Byzantine mathematicians according to sources. However it’s application of Greek mathematical techniques in architecture and the arts were some of the finest in the ancient world (Dickson, 1996).
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