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		vik0 on March 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On clock faces, 4 is Expressed as IIII, not IV It's not just a Russian name, it's the Slavic name for Constantinople. It's used in all Slavic-speaking countries when teaching Byzantine history, of course, written with slight distortions depending on the Slavic language in question

sorokod on March 17, 2024 [–]

The use of Byzantine seems to imply middle ages history. Do check out the Constantinople Agreement from 1915.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople_Agreement

vik0 on March 19, 2024 | [–]

Thanks, will do

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