Most Greeks called Macedonians 'barbarians' because they had a weird accent, yet had the same culture and language. So even if the Dacians/Thracians would have the same language and culture as the Greeks, they'd probably still be called barbatians
Most Greeks called Macedonians 'barbarians' because they had a weird accent, yet had the same culture and language. So even if the Dacians/Thracians would have the same language and culture as the Greeks, they'd probably still be called barbatians
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-Plutarch, Coniugia Praecepta 46
True. However, my (badly-made) point is that all cultures consider themselves either more civilized or more decent than their neighbours. The word barbarian may be a Greco-Roman thing, but the feeling is universal. And, obviously, Spartacus would have been considerably more Romanized than the average Thracian.
It wasn't quite as black-and-white as you make out. The Macedonians were called semi-barbarous by anti-Macedonian Athenian rhetoricians. (Demosthenes, I know. Were there others?) His pro-Macedonian political rivals referred to the Macedonians as fellow Greeks.
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I agree completely. -MTrue. However, my (badly-made) point is that all cultures consider themselves either more civilized or more decent than their neighbours. The word barbarian may be a Greco-Roman thing, but the feeling is universal. And, obviously, Spartacus would have been considerably more Romanized than the average Thracian.
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