Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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In this video, we explain why the Byzantine Empire spoke Greek instead of Latin, despite being Romans.

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Music by Kevin MacLeod. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license:
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The Pyre
Teller of The Tales

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