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[-] Fishroot@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

Barbarian Khan

yes the culture that happens to adapt/improve/recruit tech, culture and people from all over the place is the ''barbarian''

[-] ErinCrush@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

I was always under the assumption that 'barbarian' was specifically the term Romans used to refer to any non Romans north of the empire?

Still, funny shitpost.

[-] motherfucker@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

That’s the historical root of the term, but “barbaric” and “barbarian” also have long histories as diminutive due to colonialism.

[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 5 points 1 year ago

I had thought it was specifically Greeks dunking on Syrian/Arabian because their language sounded like they were just saying, "Bar bar bar."

Reading up a little more, it sounds more like it was their description of anyone who is not Greek.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

North west of the empire.

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