One Greek source says: “Accustomed as they were to according divine honours to a king during his lifetime, the Hellenes [Greeks] of the eastern Empire happily accorded cultic honours to the Roman emperors too...
Sebuah sumber Yunani mengatakan, ” Karena terbiasa menghormati raja semasa hidupnya seperti kepada dewa, Hellenes [orang Yunani] dari Imperium timur dengan senang hati mendewakan juga para kaisar Romawi...