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A roman calling a byzantine emperor, who is likely greek, “barbarian” is ironic, considering the word “barbarian” is greek for “anyone who doesnt speak greek”.
Romans were always fond of using their enemies’ tools against them!
I remember an incident in which the Roman Emperor Claudius apologized to the Senate for using a ‘barbarian’ Greek word in front of them, because the word had no Latin equivalent.
