When one thinks about it, Barbarian was at first just like saying someone is a foreigner and speaks a different language that doesn’t make sense (basically because you don’t understand it)……only after was used from a superior frame.
Algernonletter5 on
According to any Chinese dynasty… your all barbarians
ScottyBoneman on
I thought the idea was anyone less civilized was a barbarian, and if more, decadent.
BitReasonable208 on
i mean the germans back then basically were barbarians but very competent and organized ones
TheAimIs on
There is an ancient greek saying that goes: Every man that is not Greek is a barbarian.
“Πας μη Έλλην, βάρβαρος”. At first the word barbarian had a meaning of someone speaking a non greek dialect. However later the meaning changed to non civilised.
SE_prof on
“These guys are ok I guess”
Uhmmm, no…
miketugboat on
Isn’t the origin of the word barbarian anyone that isn’t Greek? Like yeah the map is going to be 1. Greece and then 2. Not Greeks
DoublePepper1976 on
Britian: Bro, an entire island made of tin? And what it’s off the coast of Gaul? Get outta here!
Longjumping-Bid-2212 on
Romans:Greek are barbarian
Chicha-Ficha on
To be fair barbarian just means foreigner so by definition anyone who’s not greek is infact a barbarian.
ThisisExile_ on
The romans -> “all of you are barbarians, except for you Greeks yall kinda cute 🥺👉👈”
JustaDuck97 on
Homer thought the Ethiopians were pretty hot
InDeathWeReturn on
Going by the knowledge we have about my country….. they weren’t wrong
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Didn’t the Greeks very much not like the romans?
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When one thinks about it, Barbarian was at first just like saying someone is a foreigner and speaks a different language that doesn’t make sense (basically because you don’t understand it)……only after was used from a superior frame.
According to any Chinese dynasty… your all barbarians
I thought the idea was anyone less civilized was a barbarian, and if more, decadent.
i mean the germans back then basically were barbarians but very competent and organized ones
There is an ancient greek saying that goes: Every man that is not Greek is a barbarian.
“Πας μη Έλλην, βάρβαρος”. At first the word barbarian had a meaning of someone speaking a non greek dialect. However later the meaning changed to non civilised.
“These guys are ok I guess”
Uhmmm, no…
Isn’t the origin of the word barbarian anyone that isn’t Greek? Like yeah the map is going to be 1. Greece and then 2. Not Greeks
Britian: Bro, an entire island made of tin? And what it’s off the coast of Gaul? Get outta here!
Romans:Greek are barbarian
To be fair barbarian just means foreigner so by definition anyone who’s not greek is infact a barbarian.
The romans -> “all of you are barbarians, except for you Greeks yall kinda cute 🥺👉👈”
Homer thought the Ethiopians were pretty hot
Going by the knowledge we have about my country….. they weren’t wrong
Where are the phoenicians