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@thegn69 Exactly---they certainly thought of themselves as Romans throughout the medieval period.
@caitlinrgreen then who are we to argue with them?! :p
@thegn69 well, I suspect some historians would say that medieval Byzantine empire very diff to Roman. But, they kept name & think more >>
@thegn69 >> continuity than sometimes allowed, eg colonnaded streets into 13thC...May post more on this, not my specialism, but interesting!
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