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Marcus Aurelius was born in Rome to parents from Roman families and was emperor long before the East became dominant in the Empire, yet he wrote his private diaries in Greek — why?

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How did the mass migration of Greeks to Egypt and Asia after Alexander’s conquests affect the Greek homeland? Was it mainly Macedonians who went, or was it a migration from across Greece and her older colonies in Anatolia, Italy and Sicily?

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Marcus Aurelius was born in Rome to parents from Roman families and was emperor long before the East became dominant in the Empire, yet he wrote his private diaries in Greek — why?	301
How did the mass migration of Greeks to Egypt and Asia after Alexander’s conquests affect the Greek homeland? Was it mainly Macedonians who went, or was it a migration from across Greece and her older colonies in Anatolia, Italy and Sicily?	4