Re: [OT]: Trailers, John A, and Barbarians

--- KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de wrote:
> >Absender: johnmatkinson@yahoo.com
> > > 3) Barbarians
> > 
> > Good topic under which to discuss Slavs and minor
> > Germanic tribes. . . 
> 
> Like the Angles and Saxons ;-)

Yup.  Remember, the original definition of the term
now rendered "barbarian" was "Anyone not Greek."  This
evolved into "Anyone not Roman" when they conquered
the part of the world worth having.

John

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