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The Roman Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211) had a Punic accent when he spoke Latin as he was of partial Punic ancestry and raised in North Africa. Did any other Roman Emperors have noted accents when they spoke Latin?

by /u/AustinioForza in /r/AskHistorians

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