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[–] 39 points 2 months ago (3 children)

"Hey, you lot, you're now Byzantines."

"What, no we're Roman."

"No, it's cool, it rolls off the tongue, give it a year, you'll love it."

"No, we're part of the Roman Empire."

"No, think about it, Byzantine empire. Sounds majestic."

"..."

"Catch you later... Bring tithes."

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    You're making a joke but people in the Byzantine empire called themselves Roman. Greeks living in 1920s Turkey still called themselves Roman.

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