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Classical Arabs called Rome "Rumiyah" and the the Byzantines "Rūm". Rūm was a derivative of Romaioi (greek for "Romans" used by the Byzantines for self-description). My question is: how did they call the "Romans" (both the pre-byzantium Romans and the people living in Rome/Rumiyah).

by /u/RomanItalianEuropean in /r/AskHistorians

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