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Why are compact arithmetic surfaces defined through quaternion algebras (usually) only over $\mathbb{Q}$?

As in Chapter 6.2 of "Introduction to arithmetic groups" (by D.W. Morris), compact arithmetic surfaces could be defined through quaternion algebras $\mathbb{H}^{a,b}_F=\big(\frac{a,b}{F}\big)...
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