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23 May 2023
Roman sculpture of barbarian
Roman sculpture of a barbarian. Object dated to the 2nd century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
The word “barbarian” comes from the Latin word barbarus , which means “foreigner”. In the opinion of the ancient Romans, a barbarian was anyone who was not a Roman.
Naturally, the Romans took their word from the Greeks, who called all non-Greeks barbaros . It was a term for uncivilized people.
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