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by UncleEntity 1168 days ago
Yep, like the olden days where the only people “in the know” knew Latin. Or, before that, Greek.

Then someone had to come along and invent the printing press.

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> Or, before that, Greek.

Greek (or koine, for that matter) was pretty much street vernacular in the Roman/Byzantine empire during that period you're likely talking about.