Well yes and no. Barbarian actually comes from the Greeks, not the Romans. The Greeks used to call everyone not speaking Greek bárbaros (which is a descriptive word, sounding like a gibberish language). For the Greek it became the common term to describe foreigners, and no value of superiority was given to it. Later after the Persian war, the term changed meaning, usually describing Bárbaros as Persian. After the Greco-Persian war and Greece's victory, the stereotype of superiority towards barbarians started to emerge. When the Roman Empire started to expand, the term was assimilated in to the Latin word "barbaria".
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/pte...3D%2319347
Fun fact, the Arabic nomadic tribe of "Berbers" derive their name from Barbaros as well.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/pte...3D%2319347
Fun fact, the Arabic nomadic tribe of "Berbers" derive their name from Barbaros as well.
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Leo van Miert
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Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
